De Havilland DHC-3 Otter crash, Aug 9, 2010 (5 killed), A...
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter accident on August 9, 2010 near Aleknagik, Alaska, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: The pilot became temporarily...
- Date: August 9, 2010
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
- Location: Aleknagik, Alaska, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot became temporarily unresponsive for reasons that could not be established. The absence of a cockpit recorder limited the investigation's ability to determine what happened in the final minutes.
A turbine-converted de Havilland Otter float plane operated by GCI took off from Lake Nerka with a pilot and eight passengers for a fishing camp on the Nushagak River. Shortly after departure in low cloud and rain, the aircraft struck wooded mountainous terrain near Aleknagik. Five occupants died and four others were seriously injured.