Britten-Norman Islander crash, Dec 3, 1993 (7 killed), Tu...
Britten-Norman Islander accident on December 3, 1993 near Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada with 7 fatalities. Cause: A worn magneto impulse...
- Date: December 3, 1993
- Aircraft: Britten-Norman Islander
- Location: Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A worn magneto impulse coupling caused the right engine failure, and the pilot then mistrimmed the rudder and lost control.
A Britten-Norman Islander on a night VFR flight from Tuktoyaktuk to Inuvik lost its right engine shortly after takeoff. The pilot tried to return but the aircraft hit an ice-covered lake nose-down about eight miles southeast of the airport. All seven occupants were killed.