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| Date: | Saturday 21 August 1999 |
| Time: | 5:15 PM |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | First Air (Bradley Scheduled) Ltd. |
| Registration: | C-FIZD |
| MSN: | 461 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Contwoyto Lake -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
the twin otter, on floats, was taking off in a southerly direction with a left crosswind at 10 kt. when the pilot attempted a left turn on the step, the right float dug in causing the right wing to contact the water. the take-off was rejected and the aircraft returned to a level position on the floats. it was then sailed to shore and secured. the right wing was substantially damaged.
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 November 2006 | C-FIZD | Provincial Airlines | 0 | Goose Bay Airport, NL (YYR) | |
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| 5 April 2008 | C-FIZD | Provincial Airlines | 0 | 160 km N of Nain, NL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Sep-2024 18:16 | ASN | Added |
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