De Havilland DHC-3 Otter crash, Dec 13, 1968 (1 killed)
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter accident on December 13, 1968 near Shaft Lake British Columbia, Canada with 1 fatality. Cause: Poor flight preparation by the...
- Date: December 13, 1968
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
- Location: Shaft Lake British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Poor flight preparation by the pilot, who did not clean the aircraft before takeoff
After takeoff from a lake, the ski equipped Otter with one passenger struggled to climb over nearby mountains. The pilot turned, control was lost and the aircraft stalled onto a snow covered slope. The pilot was killed and the passenger was seriously injured.