De Havilland DHC-3 Otter crash, Dec 19, 1980 (4 killed)
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter accident on December 19, 1980 near Slide Mountain, New York, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: Cause unknown; the...
- Date: December 19, 1980
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
- Location: Slide Mountain, New York, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Cause unknown; the aircraft impacted the south side of a ridge about 400 feet below the peak
A Royal Canadian Air Force de Havilland Otter (serial 9407) flying from Newburgh Stewart to Ottawa crashed on Slide Mountain in the Catskills, New York, in unknown circumstances. The wreckage was found two days later. All four crew were killed, and the crew had been returning from an exchange course at Norfolk NAS, Virginia.