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| Date: | Sunday 5 March 2006 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
| Owner/operator: | Transwest Air |
| Registration: | C-FCCE |
| MSN: | 8 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Engine model: | PWC PT6A-20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | La Ronge Airport (CYVC), SK -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | CYVC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The ski-equipped DeHavilland DHC-6-100 Twin Otter, registration C-FCCE, operated by Transwest Air, had been parked on the apron overnight. The crew did not break the skis free from the snow-covered apron before starting engines. The pilot used forward and reverse thrust to break the skis free, and the aircraft abruptly began moving forward. The crew was unable to stop the aircraft before it struck a parked DHC-2 Turbo Beaver (C-FOED) and a parked vehicle. The Twin Otter sustained substantial damage to the nose cone, nose landing gear, both engines and propellers, and the fuselage. C-FOED sustained substantial damage to the right wing, and the vehicle also sustained substantial damage. No injuries occurred.
Sources:
CADORS 2006C0637
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 November 1969 | VH-TGS | TAA-Trans Australia Airlines | 0 | Marawaka |  |
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| 4 February 2009 | C-FCCE | Transwest Air | 0 | La Ronge Airport, SK (YVC) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2010 07:22 | slowkid | Added |
| 05-Feb-2011 11:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, ] |
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