De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Mar 12, 1985, Kaktov...
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on March 12, 1985 near Kaktovik (Barter Island), Alaska, United States with no fatalities. Cause: In-flight...
- Date: March 12, 1985
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Kaktovik (Barter Island), Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: In-flight collision with terrain during a go-around in snow-covered terrain and icing, with pilot overconfidence in the aircraft cited.
A de Havilland Twin Otter 300 on a Prudhoe Bay to Kaktovik flight hit terrain nose down during a missed approach to a temporary winter strip at Barter Island, Alaska. The four occupants were injured, two pilots seriously, and there were no fatalities.