De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Dec 12, 1976 (4 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on December 12, 1976 near Wildwood-Cape May County New Jersey, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: The...
- Date: December 12, 1976
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Wildwood-Cape May County New Jersey, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The flight crew's lack of altitude awareness during a circling approach, permitting the flight path to deviate below a safe approach profile. Windshear encountered below minimum descent altitude increased the rate of descent.
An Allegheny Commuter Twin Otter operated by Atlantic City Airlines crashed about 4,000 feet short of runway 19 at Cape May County Airport during a circling approach at night in fog. Four of the ten people aboard died. The NTSB cited the crew's lack of altitude awareness and windshear below minimum descent altitude.