De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Mar 6, 1993, Baffin...
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on March 6, 1993 near Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Nose gear strike on an ice ridge...
- Date: March 6, 1993
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Nose gear strike on an ice ridge during takeoff from an icy lake, followed by loss of control; no formal finding was located.
A Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter on a cargo flight was taking off from an icy lake on Baffin Island when its nose gear struck an ice ridge. The aircraft veered out of control into a river bank and came to rest damaged beyond repair. Both pilots were slightly injured.