Accident
Last updated: 25 May 2013
Status:Definitief
Datum:09 MEI 1996
Type:de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Luchtvaartmaatschappij:Buffalo Narrows Airways
Registratie: C-GDOB
Constructienummer: 194
Bouwjaar: 1957
Bemanning:slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2
Passagiers:slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0
Totaal:slachtoffers: 2 / inzittenden: 2
Schade: Afgeschreven
Gevolgen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Plaats:55 km (34.4 mijl) E of Terrace, BC (Canada) show on map
Fase: Kruisvlucht (ENR)
Soort vlucht:Ferry
Vliegveld van vertrek:Dawson Creek Airport, BC (YDQ/CYDQ), Canada
Vliegveld van aankomst:Buffalo Narrows Airport, SK (YVT/CYVT), Canada
Beschrijving:
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."

Bronnen:

Official accident investigation report
investigating agency: Transportation Safety Board (TSB) - Canada
report status: Final
report number: TSB Report A96P0082
report released:19-FEB-1997
duration of investigation:286 days (9.5 months)
download report: Collision with Terrain, Buffalo Narrows Airways, de Havilland DHC-3 Otter C-GDOB, Terrace, British Columbia 30 nm E (TSB Report A96P0082)

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Kaart
Deze kaart geeft het vliegveld van vetrek weer en de geplande bestemming van de vlucht. De lijn tussen de vliegvelden geeft niet de exacte vliegroute weer.
De afstand tussen Dawson Creek Airport, BC en Buffalo Narrows Airport, SK bedraagt 729 km (456 miles).

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