Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 27 May 1989
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Owner/operator: RCMP-GRC Air Services
Registration Number: C-FMPH
Location: Colville Lake Airport, NT (YCK) –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft control surfaces (ailerons, elevators, rudder).Aircraft control surfaces (ailerons, elevators, rudder).
Category: Accident
An aircraft carrying passengers and cargo experienced a sudden loss of control during takeoff, resulting in a collision with a building.An aircraft carrying passengers and cargo experienced a sudden loss of control during takeoff, resulting in a collision with a building.
Description
The aircraft ran off the strip during takeoff, cart wheeled and struck a building.
Primary Cause
Loss of control during takeoff due to inadequate airspeed and/or control surface activation.Loss of control during takeoff due to inadequate airspeed and/or control surface activation.Share on:
