De Havilland DHC-3 Otter crash, Aug 22, 2013 (1 killed)
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter accident on August 22, 2013 near Ivanhoe Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada with 1 fatality. Cause: The aircraft was operated...
- Date: August 22, 2013
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
- Location: Ivanhoe Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was operated in a damaged condition after a tree strike, and departed controlled flight likely due to interference between the failing wingtip and the right aileron under air loads, after an unsafe decision to fly with an uninspected aircraft.
A float-equipped DHC-3 Otter (C-FSGD) flew a daytime positioning flight from Scott Lake Lodge to Ivanhoe Lake, Northwest Territories, with the pilot as sole occupant. The aircraft was reported overdue and its wreckage was found in an unnamed lake; the pilot was fatally injured. Earlier, its right wing leading edge and wingtip had been damaged by trees and were not inspected before departure.