C-GDOB (The De Havilland Aircraft Of Canada, Limited DHC-2 MK. I)

This airframe was written off — TSB records the aircraft destroyed on May 9, 1996. No route data will appear.

Safety history

May 9, 1996AccidentHull loss
The single-engine, float-equipped DHC-3 Otter departed Ketchikan, Alaska, at 0905 Pacific daylight time (PDT) on 09 May 1996 with a pilot and co-pilot on board. They were on a visual flight rules (VFR) ferry flight to Dawson Creek, British Columbia, en route to Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan.
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter · 2 fatalities
The absence of aircraft wreckage and documentation precludes an analysis of the technical aspects of this accident. This analysis, therefore, concentrates solely on the operational aspects. The high impact speed is indicative of either a loss of control followed by a rapid descent into terrain or controlled flight into unseen terrain. Full accident record

Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (May 9, 1996).

May 9, 1996Accidentdestroyed
DE Havilland DHC-3 [OTTER] · Terrace, 30 NM E · 2 fatalities · A96P0082
A96p0082: the pilot of dhc 3 otter departed from seal cove on a VFR flight to dawson creek with one passenger. An elt signal was received about 15 NM northeast of terrace and a search was commenced. The wreckage was later found at the 4,000-foot level in a mountainous region, 30 NM east of terrace. Both occupants were…