De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo crash, Jul 17, 1990, Calgary
De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo accident on July 17, 1990 near Calgary, Alberta, Canada with no fatalities.
- Date: July 17, 1990
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-5 Buffalo
- Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
On 17 July 1990 an Ecuadorian Air Force DHC-5 Buffalo (FAE064) was being ferried from Quito to Calgary for repair after an earlier incident in Ecuador damaged its undercarriage. On landing at Calgary the nose gear collapsed, the aircraft slid on its nose and caught fire, and it was destroyed. Both pilots escaped uninjured.