| Date: | Thursday 16 December 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Airwest Airlines |
| Registration: | C-FAJB |
| MSN: | 19 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Juan de Fuca, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Vancouver-Coal Harbour SPB, BC (CXH/CYHC) |
| Victoria Harbour, BC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A low fog layer prevented the pilot from seeing the water surface. The aircraft landed heavily, damaging both floats. A successful landing was carried out, but the aircraft capsized and sank.
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