- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 18, 1996 |
Time: | 1950 |
Location: | Near Alliford Bay, British Columbia, Canada2 |
Operator: | Harbour Air |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Tasu - Alliford |
AC Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbo Otter |
Registration: | C-GCMY |
cn / ln: | 32 |
Aboard: | 3 (passengers:2 crew:1) |
Fatalities: | 3 (passengers:2 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | While en route, flew into the side of a mountain. The pilot probably made a navigational error because of restricted visibility in fog and light drizzle and entered the wrong valley, and he delayed his decision to reverse course until he was unable to avoid the weather. |
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