| Date: | Saturday 17 December 1983 |
| Time: | 13:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 |
| Owner/operator: | Inuvik Coastal Airways |
| Registration: | C-FGJK |
| MSN: | 213 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | P&W Canada PT6A-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Paulatuk Airport, NT (YPC) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Inuvik/Mike Zubko Airport, NT (YEV/CYEV) |
| Paulatuk Airport, NT (YPC/CYPC) | |
| Investigating agency: | CASB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Weather conditions for Paulatuk included a strong crosswind at 25-30 knots and blowing snow. The pilot attempted to carry out an overshoot, but the left wing contacted the ground and the aircraft cartwheeled. This happened during a transition from visual to instrument flight. The aircraft was overloaded by 840 lb.
FINDINGS:
1.The Paulatuk aerodrome runway is not oriented to correspond with the prevailing winds.;
2. Environment Canada does not produce an aerodrome forecast for Paulatuk.;
3. As the aircraft landed, the cross-wind from the right increased appreciably reducing visibility in blowing snow.;
4. During the overshoot, as the pilot was making the transition from visual to instrument flight conditions, control of the aircraft was lost.;
5. The aircraft was overloaded."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CASB
Location
Images:
photo (c) Brian KUKHTA; Paulatuk Airport, NT (YPC); 21 June 2013
photo (c) Brian KUKHTA; Paulatuk Airport, NT (YPC); 21 June 2013
photo (c) CASB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2025 15:02 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Mar-2025 16:37 | ASN | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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