De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Jan 19, 1988, Charlo...
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on January 19, 1988 near Charlotte-Douglas, North Carolina, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot...
- Date: January 19, 1988
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Charlotte-Douglas, North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot did not follow the IFR approach procedure and descended below the glidepath.
A de Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter 200 operated by Mountain Air Cargo on a positioning flight from Erie to Charlotte-Douglas descended below the glidepath on the ILS approach, struck a tree and the ground short of the runway. The pilot was seriously injured and the aircraft was written off.