ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328982
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Date: | Thursday 1 December 1977 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
Owner/operator: | Airwest Airlines |
Registration: | C-GPBO |
MSN: | 100 |
Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Saturna Island, BC -
Canada
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Vancouver-Coal Harbour SPB, BC (CXH/CYHC) |
Destination airport: | Victoria Harbour, BC |
Narrative:Deteriorating weather conditions forced the pilot to descend to 200-300 feet above the water. Course was changed to fly around an island along the route. The aircraft flew into trees as the pilot tried to resume course following a right turn.
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