Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter C-FFVZ, Friday 11 July 2025
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Date:Friday 11 July 2025
Time:16:36 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Owner/operator:Wings Over Kississing
Registration: C-FFVZ
MSN: 145
Year of manufacture:1955
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Accident
Location:La Ronge Water Aerodrome (CJZ9), SK -   Canada
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Wollaston Lake Airport, SK (ZWL/CZWL)
Destination airport:La Ronge Water Aerodrome (CJZ9), SK
Investigating agency: TSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
C-FFVZ a DHC-3 Otter aircraft operated by Kississing Lake Lodge Ltd. (dba Wings Over Kississing), was conducting a VFR flight from Wollaston Lake Airport (CZWL), SK, to La Ronge Water Aerodrome (CJZ9), SK. Upon landing at CJZ9, while taxiing into the docking area, the pilot misjudged the position of a parked float-equipped DHC-2 aircraft (C-FIFJ) and collided with it. The propeller of C- FFVZ, which was feathered but still turning, made contact with the trailing edge of the parked aircraft's right aileron. The parked aircraft (C-FIFJ) sustained damage to its right aileron. C-FFVZ sustained minor damage to its propeller. There were no injuries reported.

Sources:

TSB A25C0071

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

30 September 1999 C-FFVZ Unknown 0 Kipahigan Lake sub
30 September 1999 C-FFVZ Jackson Air Services 0 Kapahigan Lake, MB sub

Revision history:

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02-Aug-2025 10:52 ASN Added

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