De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Jan 20, 1992, Poste-...
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on January 20, 1992 near Poste-Montagnais, Quebec, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: The takeoff was continued...
- Date: January 20, 1992
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Poste-Montagnais, Quebec, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The takeoff was continued after a left deviation on the icy runway, and the aircraft struck a snowdrift at liftoff.
A Twin Otter cargo flight from Poste-Montagnais struck a snowdrift just after liftoff from an icy runway and came to rest upside down. Both pilots were unhurt. The airframe was written off and later went to Norway for static display.