We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
The ski equipped aircraft passed the overnight outside and in the morning, the pilot took off from Shaft Lake with a passenger. After takeoff, the airplane encountered difficulties to gain sufficient altitude to pass the mountains so the pilot attempted a turn when control was lost. The airplane stalled and crashed on the snow covered slope of the mountain. While the passenger was seriously injured, the pilot was killed. Probable cause (official findings): Poor flight preparation on part of the
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter · 1 fatalities