De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crash, Jan 23, 2013 (3 killed)
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter accident on January 23, 2013 near Mt Elizabeth, Antarctica with 3 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The...
- Date: January 23, 2013
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
- Location: Mt Elizabeth, Antarctica
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain. The crew turned before reaching the open region of the Ross Shelf and may have entered cloud that led to contact with rising terrain. The cockpit voice recorder was unserviceable and the operator had no check for it before flights.
A Kenn Borek Air Twin Otter on a positioning flight from South Pole to Terra Nova Bay failed its scheduled radio check-in and was found to have struck rising terrain on Mount Elizabeth. Weather delayed the search for two days and the three crew were killed. The TSB found the crew turned before reaching the open Ross Shelf and may have entered cloud before striking the terrain.