De Havilland DHC-3 Otter crash, Jun 25, 1999 (1 killed)
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter accident on June 25, 1999 near Long Haul Lake, Manitoba, Canada with 1 fatality. Cause: Water contamination in the fuel...
- Date: June 25, 1999
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
- Location: Long Haul Lake, Manitoba, Canada
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Water contamination in the fuel migrated from the centre tank to the engine, causing a loss of engine power at a point where a restart or safe landing was not possible. The TSB could not identify the source of the water.
A Blue Water Aviation DHC-3 Otter seaplane lost engine power shortly after takeoff from Long Haul Lake, Manitoba. The pilot could not restart the engine, and the aircraft descended into trees and struck the ground. The engineer died and the pilot was seriously injured, and the TSB found water contamination in the fuel to be the most likely cause.