De Havilland DHC-3 Otter crash, May 9, 1996 (2 killed), T...
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter accident on May 9, 1996 near Terrace, British Columbia, Canada with 2 fatalities. Cause: Likely controlled flight into terrain...
- Date: May 9, 1996
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
- Location: Terrace, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Likely controlled flight into terrain or loss of control in reduced visibility from snow showers in the Telkwa Pass. The TSB did not determine the specific reason the aircraft struck terrain.
A float-equipped DHC-3 Otter on a VFR delivery ferry flight from Ketchikan to Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan, was reported overdue at Dawson Creek. The wreckage was found in the Telkwa Pass east of Terrace, British Columbia, after a search the next day. Both occupants died, and the TSB report notes that the lack of wreckage limited the technical analysis.