De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Dec 3, 1979 (4 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on December 3, 1979 near Nome Alaska, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain...
- Date: December 3, 1979
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Nome Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after continued VFR flight into adverse weather.
An Evergreen operated Twin Otter (N8061V) on a scheduled passenger flight from Nome to Shishmaref, Alaska, struck a mountain slope north of Nome in snow, icing and darkness a few minutes after takeoff. All four people on board were killed. The search was called off and the wreckage was found in February 1980.