| Date: | Wednesday 22 September 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Airwest Airlines |
| Registration: | C-FAWF |
| MSN: | 67 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 19 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Mosher Creek, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Bella Bella/Shearwater Water Aerodrome, BC (YSX) |
| Babine Lake, BC |
The Twin Otter was carrying out a circling climb procedure within the confines of a narrow valley in order to clear a 6000 feet ridge. Trying to clear a ridge at 4500 feet a steep turn was carried out. Sensing an impending stall, the pilot leveled the wings and flew the aircraft into the trees in a nose high attitude.
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