De Havilland DHC-3 Otter crash, May 24, 1980, Carling Lake
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter accident on May 24, 1980 near Carling Lake, Ontario, Canada with no fatalities.
- Date: May 24, 1980
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
- Location: Carling Lake, Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
On 24 May 1980 a Central Air Transport DHC-3 Otter (C-FGBX) on a charter flight from Carling Lake to Sioux Lookout lost its engine shortly after takeoff at about 200 feet. It lost speed, struck trees and came down on the shore. All eight occupants escaped without injury before a post-crash fire destroyed the aircraft.