Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 28 September 2002
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter
Owner/operator: Deraps Aviation
Registration Number: C-FLGA
Location: 105 km N of Natashquan, QC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: TSBTSB
Category: Accident
A DHC-3 Otter aircraft crashed upside down on rugged ground near Natashquan Airport due to challenging weather conditions and pilot disorientation.A DHC-3 Otter aircraft crashed upside down on rugged ground near Natashquan Airport due to challenging weather conditions and pilot disorientation.
Description
The DHC-3 Otter took off from Lake de l’Avion near Natashquan Airport at approximately 10:50 on a flight to a hunting camp 57 miles to the north along the Aguanish River. Upon arriving at the destination the aircraft flew over part of the neighbouring forest before crashing upside down on rugged ground. FINDINGS AS TO CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: “Because of the geographic and weather conditions, the pilot probably had trouble judging his horizontal and vertical distance with respect to the mountain, and the aircraft crashed.”
Source of Information
https://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_279.htmlhttps://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_279.htmlPrimary Cause
Geographic and weather conditions hampered the pilot’s ability to accurately judge distance and altitude, leading to a crash.Geographic and weather conditions hampered the pilot’s ability to accurately judge distance and altitude, leading to a crash.Share on:
