De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Nov 23, 1983 (4 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on November 23, 1983 near Lansdowne House, Ontario, Canada with 4 fatalities. Cause: Visual approach in limited...
- Date: November 23, 1983
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Lansdowne House, Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Visual approach in limited visibility; captain lost visual reference and did not detect descent below a safe altitude, and the first officer did not warn of low altitude.
Austin Airways DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (C-GTLA) crashed about 0.4 km from Lansdowne House airport, Ontario, during the approach on 23 November 1983; 4 of 7 occupants were killed.