De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Mar 19, 1999 (1 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on March 19, 1999 near Davis Inlet, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada with 1 fatality. Cause: The captain...
- Date: March 19, 1999
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Davis Inlet, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The captain descended below minimum descent altitude without the required visual references, and both pilots focused outside and did not adequately monitor the flight instruments, so the aircraft flew into the ice.
A Provincial Airlines Twin Otter flying a cargo flight from Goose Bay to Davis Inlet as Speed Air 960 descended below minimum altitude on an approach in whiteout and icing conditions without the required visual references. The aircraft struck the ice in controlled flight about two nautical miles from the airport. One crew member was killed and the other survived.