De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Sep 17, 1994 (3 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on September 17, 1994 near Fish Egg Inlet, British Columbia, Canada with 3 fatalities. Cause: Failure of the...
- Date: September 17, 1994
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Fish Egg Inlet, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of the down-elevator control cable due to corrosion that was not detected during the last cable inspection.
A Pacific Coastal Airlines Twin Otter took off from a logging camp at Fish Egg Inlet, British Columbia, on a short visual charter. As it climbed, it pitched up violently and stalled because the down-elevator control cable had failed from corrosion that maintenance had missed. It crashed into the water about 100 feet from shore and sank. The captain survived with serious injuries while the other three occupants drowned.