C-GMAS (The De Havilland Aircraft Of Canada, Limited DHC-6 SERIES 300)

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Safety history

December 27, 2023AccidentHull loss
The wheel-ski equipped airplane departed Margaret Lake at 1205LT on flight TID601 to Lac de Gras, carrying eight passengers and two crew members. Upon arriving over the Lac de Gras road camp, the flight crew conducted 4 approaches toward the desired landing area on the frozen lake surface, descending at times to heights below 50 feet above ground level.
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Findings as to causes and contributing factors: - The oversight mechanisms employed by Air Tindi were unable to detect the drift away from standard operating procedures, and deviations by pilots, including the conduct of improvised instrument approaches in instrument meteorological conditions, were not addressed. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records4 on file

Worst recorded outcome: substantial damage.

December 27, 2023Accidentsubstantial damage
DE Havilland DHC-6-300 · Diavik · A23W0158
C-GMAS, a Viking Air DHC-6-300 Twin Otter, operated by Air Tindi Ltd., was conducting flight TIN601 from Margaret Lake, NT to Lac De Gras, NT with 2 flight crew and 8 passengers on board. The charter was in support of winter road construction activities. On the approach into Lac De Gras, the aircraft impacted terrain…
December 3, 2018Incident
DE Havilland DHC-6-300 · Yellowknife · A18W0181
C-GMAS, a de Havilland Canada DHC-6 operated by Air Tindi Ltd. Was conducting flight TIN601 from Yellowknife, NT (CYZF) to Snare River, NT (CEV9) with 2 crew members and 5 passengers on board. Approximately 10 nm after departure, the crew turned on the internal instrument lighting and a faint electrical smoke smell…
August 18, 2006Incident
DE Havilland DHC-6-300 · Yellowknife · A06W0141
A06W0141: The Air Contractors (Ireland) Ltd. Lockheed Martin L382G (C-130 Hercules) was operating under IFR as First Air flight FAB324 from Ekati to Yellowknife, NT. During descent through 6500 feet approximately 20 nm NW of Yellowknife, the flight crew of FAB324 observed a target on their TCAS without an altitude…
April 12, 1988Accidentsubstantial damage
DE Havilland DHC-6-300 · Yellowknife 320N · A88W0061
The ski-equipped aircraft was hauling fuel to a remote lake in support of a helicopter operation. The pilot landed the aircraft on the frozen surface of the lake, and, as the nose gear settled, it struck a snow-drift. The aircraft pitched up, the tail skid struck the ice, and the aircraft landed hard on the nose gear…

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).