De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Jul 13, 1978 (5 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on July 13, 1978 near Candor North Carolina, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: Pilot failed to recognize...
- Date: July 13, 1978
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Candor North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Pilot failed to recognize that the aircraft was flying too low at night, resulting in collision with a tree.
A Coast Air Twin Otter (N76214) on a night US Army training flight from Fort Bragg struck a tree at too low an altitude and crashed at Candor, North Carolina, killing all five on board.