Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 18 August 1996
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter
Owner/operator: Harbour Air
Registration Number: C-GCMY
Location: 33 km S of Alliford Bay, BC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Investigating Agency: TSBTSB
Category: Accident
A small aircraft struck the side of a valley at an altitude of 1,700 feet. The incident resulted from navigational errors due to obscured visibility and incorrect valley entry, leading to a delayed course correction.A small aircraft struck the side of a valley at an altitude of 1,700 feet. The incident resulted from navigational errors due to obscured visibility and incorrect valley entry, leading to a delayed course correction.
Description
Struck the side of a valley at 1,700 feet asl. CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: “The pilot probably made a navigational error because of restricted visibility in fog and light drizzle and entered the wrong valley, and he delayed his decision to reverse course until he was unable to avoid the weather.”
Primary Cause
Navigational error and delayed course correction due to obscured visibility and incorrect valley entry.Navigational error and delayed course correction due to obscured visibility and incorrect valley entry.Share on:
