De Havilland DHC-3 Otter crash, Sep 28, 2002 (3 killed)
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter accident on September 28, 2002 near Aguanish River, Quebec, Canada with 3 fatalities. Cause: The pilot probably misjudged his...
- Date: September 28, 2002
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
- Location: Aguanish River, Quebec, Canada
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot probably misjudged his horizontal and vertical distance from the mountain, given the geographic and weather conditions.
A Deraps Aviation DHC-3 Otter carrying a pilot and three passengers to a hunting camp on the Aguanish River crashed on approach in rugged terrain near mountains. The aircraft came down upside down. The three passengers died on impact and the pilot survived and was rescued the next morning.