Accident
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | 16 DIC 1976 |
| Tipo: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
| Operador: | Airwest Airlines |
| Registración: | C-FAJB |
| Numéro de série: | 19 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1966 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 14 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 16 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Juan de Fuca, BC (Canadá) |
| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Vuelo Doméstico Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Vancouver-Coal Harbour SPB, BC (CXH), Canadá |
| Victoria Harbour, BC, Canadá |
A low fog layer prevented the pilot from seeing the water surface. The aircraft landed heavily, damaging both floats. A successful landing was carried out, but the aircraft capsized and sank.
Fuentes:
Sample newspaper article from Newspaperarchive.com
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
