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| Date: | Sunday 14 May 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Athabaska Airways |
| Registration: | CF-WGE |
| MSN: | 58 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mould Bay Airport, NT (YMD/CYMD) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | |
| Mould Bay Airport, NT (YMD/CYMD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
As landing rollout neared completion, the nosewheel dropped into a snow covered washout on the abandoned runway. The nosewheel fork retaining nut broke and the aircraft pitched forward onto its nose.
Sources:
https://www.twinotterworldnews.com/accidents
https://twinotterarchive.com/DHC-6_58.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jul-2025 11:48 | Justanormalperson | Added |
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