De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou crash, Nov 10, 1987 (2 killed)
De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou accident on November 10, 1987 near Ross River, Yukon, Canada with 2 fatalities. Cause: Dispatch of the aircraft with an...
- Date: November 10, 1987
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou
- Location: Ross River, Yukon, Canada
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Dispatch of the aircraft with an unsuitable gasket in an engine after a communication failure at the maintenance base, which led to the loss of engine oil, as reported from Canadian findings.
A de Havilland DHC-4A Caribou, C-GVYX, operated by Kenn Borek Air on a flight from Calgary to Ross River, Yukon, lost engine oil and shut down an engine, then crashed after a go around near Ross River on 10 November 1987. Two people were killed.