Status:	Final
Date:	18 AUG 1996
Time:	ca 19:50
Type:	de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbo Otter
Operator:	Harbour Air
Registration:	C-GCMY
C/n / msn:	32
First flight:	1954
Engines:	1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135
Crew:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:	Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Total:	Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Airplane damage:	Written off
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	33 km (20.6 mls) S of Alliford Bay, BC (Canada)
Phase:	En route (ENR)
Nature:	Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:	Tasu Airport, BC (YTU), Canada
Destination airport:	Alliford Bay, BC, Canada

Narrative:
Struck the side of a valley at 1,700 feet asl.

CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: "The pilot probably made a navigational error because of restricted visibility in fog and light drizzle and entered the wrong valley, and he delayed his decision to reverse course until he was unable to avoid the weather."

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