De Havilland DHC-3 Otter crash, Apr 20, 1987, Camp Placer
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter accident on April 20, 1987 near Camp Placer, Quebec, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: The crosswind exceeded the aircraft's...
- Date: April 20, 1987
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
- Location: Camp Placer, Quebec, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The crosswind exceeded the aircraft's seven knot limit, and the aircraft turned nose to wind after the tail wheel touched down.
A de Havilland Otter (C-FRWK) operated by Propair ran off the runway at Camp Placer, Quebec, on 20 April 1987 after a charter flight from Chibougamau. The aircraft turned nose to wind after the tail wheel touched down, left the runway and came to rest at the bottom of an esker, and no one was killed.