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| Date: | Friday 13 May 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Owner/operator: | Wheeler Airlines |
| Registration: | CF-IUZ |
| MSN: | 135 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Simeon, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
Aircraft was substantially damaged when the pilot attempted to make a precautionary landing on the north bank of the St Lawrence River after weather conditions dropped below minimum VFR flight conditions. As the aircraft touched down the right undercarriage struck a mound of earth and broke off, and the aircraft came to rest on its left wheel and right wing tip. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.
Sources:
Department of Transport - Air Services - Civil Aviation Branch - Accident reports, 1960
https://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_135.html
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