ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 324464
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| Date: | Thursday 9 May 1996 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Owner/operator: | Buffalo Narrows Airways |
| Registration: | C-GDOB |
| MSN: | 194 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 55 km E of Terrace, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Dawson Creek Airport, BC (YDQ/CYDQ) |
| Buffalo Narrows Airport, SK (YVT/CYVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot-in-command, who was also the owner of Buffalo Narrows Airways, had just purchased the aircraft from Taquan Air in Ketchikan. He intended to ferry the Otter to their base of operations in Buffalo Narrows. The aircraft flew into a mountain at 7000 feet in marginal weather conditions.
CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: "It was not determined why the aircraft struck terrain; however, it is likely that the contact occurred during conditions of reduced visibility."
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