De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Nov 1, 2000, Coal Ha...
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on November 1, 2000 near Coal Harbour (Vancouver), British Columbia, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: A...
- Date: November 1, 2000
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Coal Harbour (Vancouver), British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A planetary gear in the propeller reduction gearbox disintegrated after fatigue fracture of an oil strainer screen introduced during overhaul. The power on the remaining engine was not reduced in time, so the aircraft became uncontrollable.
A West Coast Air DHC-6 floatplane on the scheduled Vancouver Harbour to Victoria service lost power from its No. 2 engine shortly after takeoff. The aircraft struck the water, the right float and wing separated, and it remained afloat long enough for all 17 people to evacuate and be picked up. The aircraft then sank.