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| Date: | Monday 8 October 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Owner/operator: | Taxi Air Group Lines (TAG) |
| Registration: | N96T |
| MSN: | 110 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Location: | Lake Erie near Cleveland, OH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Cleveland, OH |
| Detroit, MI | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The float-equipped DHC-3 Otter forced down by gusty wind and sank. Pilot and four passengers rescued.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 9 October 1956, p25
https://books.google.nl/books?id=2gQrAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA23&dq=Taxi+Air+Group+Lines&article_id=5132,3382184&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj6k9mAneOJAxVV_7sIHf8qPVsQ6AF6BAgCEAI#v=onepage&q=Taxi%20Air%20Group%20Lines&f=false
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 May 1959 | CF-JRS | Wardair | 0 | Coral Harbour, Southampton Island, NT |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2019 12:29 | TB | Added |
| 17-Nov-2024 11:25 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, ] |
| 17-Nov-2024 11:32 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, ] |
| 17-Nov-2024 11:33 | ASN | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
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