Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 8 June 1989
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Owner/operator: private
Registration Number: N5323G
Location: Grenville Channel, BC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: EngineEngine
Category: Accident
A De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter, N5323G, crashed into the Grenville Channel, BC, Canada, resulting in the survival of both pilots. The aircraft was operating as part of a ferry flight from Phoenix, Arizona, to Gustavus, Alaska, and was scheduled to be operated by Glacier Bay Airways. The Otter experienced a catastrophic engine failure at an altitude of 4000 feet, leading to a ditching and subsequent sinking of the aircraft.A De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter, N5323G, crashed into the Grenville Channel, BC, Canada, resulting in the survival of both pilots. The aircraft was operating as part of a ferry flight from Phoenix, Arizona, to Gustavus, Alaska, and was scheduled to be operated by Glacier Bay Airways. The Otter experienced a catastrophic engine failure at an altitude of 4000 feet, leading to a ditching and subsequent sinking of the aircraft.
Description
A de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter, N5323G, sank into the water of the Grenville Channel, BC, Canada. Both pilots survived. The airplane operated on a ferry flight from Phoenix, AZ to Gustavus, AK. The airplane was to be operated from Gustavus by Glacier Bay Airways. En route at an altitude of 4000 feet the Otter suffered a catastrophic engine failure. The crew carried out a ditching. The airplane made water and sank.
Source of Information
http://flythebush.blogspot.com/2007/07/steves-otter-of-weekby-karl-e-hayes_16.htmlhttp://flythebush.blogspot.com/2007/07/steves-otter-of-weekby-karl-e-hayes_16.htmlPrimary Cause
Catastrophic engine failureCatastrophic engine failureShare on:
