De Havilland DHC-3 Otter crash, Jun 8, 1989, Grenville Ch...
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter accident on June 8, 1989 near Grenville Channel, British Columbia, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: An engine explosion for...
- Date: June 8, 1989
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
- Location: Grenville Channel, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An engine explosion for unknown reasons forced a ditching in the Grenville Channel.
A privately operated de Havilland Otter being ferried from Phoenix toward Gustavus, Alaska, suffered an engine explosion while cruising at about 4,000 feet in June 1989. Oil covered the windscreen and the crew ditched in the Grenville Channel. Both pilots survived and the aircraft sank and was not recovered.