De Havilland DHC-3 Otter crash, Jun 23, 1994 (7 killed)
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter accident on June 23, 1994 near Taku Lodge, Alaska, United States with 7 fatalities. Cause: VFR flight into instrument...
- Date: June 23, 1994
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
- Location: Taku Lodge, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: VFR flight into instrument conditions and the pilot's failure to maintain altitude above the river surface, with fog and glassy water as factors.
A DHC-3 Otter floatplane was one of five aircraft leaving a lodge near Juneau in fog and drizzle. The pilot started a descent for a precautionary landing, then levelled off hoping conditions would improve, and the floatplane struck the glassy water surface. Seven passengers died and four occupants were seriously injured.