Runway excursion Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter 9401, Tuesday 30 May 1961
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Date:Tuesday 30 May 1961
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Owner/operator:Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF
Registration: 9401
MSN: 356
Year of manufacture:1960
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Guelph Airport, ON -   Canada
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Guelph Airport, ON
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The Otter was due to depart on a cross-country navigation training flight from Guelph Airport, Ontario, Canada. The take off attempt occurred in a cross wind of 40-45 mph. The aircraft could not become airborne and overran through a fence into a parking lot. It hit several vehicles.

Sources:

dhc-3archive.com
Canadian Military Aircraft Serial Numbers RCAF 9401 to 9427

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