Accident description
Last updated: 23 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 14 JAN 1977 |
| Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Operator: | Northern Thunderbird Air |
| Registration: | C-GNTB |
| C/n / msn: | 463 |
| First flight: | 1975 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) S of Terrace Airport, BC (YXT) (Canada) |
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Prince George Airport, BC (YXS/CYXS), Canada |
| Terrace Airport, BC (YXT/CYXT), Canada |
The Twin Otter was on approach to runway 32 when it struck a hill during a snow storm.
Sources:
» B.C. crash death toll twelve (Lethbridge Herald, 1977-01-15)
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Prince George Airport, BC to Terrace Airport, BC as the crow flies is 386 km (241 miles).
Distance from Prince George Airport, BC to Terrace Airport, BC as the crow flies is 386 km (241 miles).
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.
