De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, May 16, 1982, Hooper...
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on May 16, 1982 near Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: Flightcrew failure to compute...
- Date: May 16, 1982
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Flightcrew failure to compute and interpret weight and balance, and operation with the center of gravity substantially aft of the authorized limit, causing loss of control during landing.
A Twin Otter on a scheduled commuter flight crashed short of the runway while landing at Hooper Bay, Alaska. All eight occupants were seriously injured and the aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB found the center of gravity was far aft of limits because of weight and balance errors by the crew.