De Havilland DHC-3 Otter crash, Mar 28, 1968, Rossfjordst...
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter accident on March 28, 1968 near Rossfjordstraumen Troms, Norway with no fatalities.
- Date: March 28, 1968
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
- Location: Rossfjordstraumen Troms, Norway
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
A Wideroe Otter on floats, flying a scheduled service from Tromso to Harstad, diverted from its route manual track in poor weather without reporting the change to air traffic control. Flying low over an ice covered fjord, the right wingtip and float struck the surface during a turn. The aircraft caught fire and was destroyed, and all five occupants survived, two with severe burns.