Date & Time:
Oct 26, 2019 at 0830 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
Operator:
Registration:
C-GBTU
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bissett - Family Lake
MSN:
209
YOM:
1957
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
2
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Bissett that morning on a charter flight to a lodge located at Family Lake, with two passengers and a pilot on board. While approaching, the airplane clipped a tree, crashed into the lake and sank about 280 km northeast of Winnipeg. The aircraft was lost and all three occupants were killed.
