De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Aug 12, 1996 (2 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on August 12, 1996 near Markham Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada with 2 fatalities. Cause: For unknown...
- Date: August 12, 1996
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Markham Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: For unknown reasons, the crew decided to overshoot although insufficient runway remained for acceleration, takeoff and climb. The difficulty of controlling the aircraft on touchdown likely contributed to that decision.
A First Air Twin Otter on a cargo charter to an off-strip fuel delivery site at Markham Bay touched down and then attempted a go-around with too little runway left. It struck the ground past the end of the landing area, climbed over a ridge and crashed onto a rocky beach, partly submerged. Both pilots were killed.