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| Date: | Wednesday 1 March 1961 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Owner/operator: | RCMP-GRC Air Services |
| Registration: | CF-MPZ |
| MSN: | 328 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 21 miles northeast of Port Saunders, Newfoundland -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | St Anthony, Gander, NL |
| Port Saunders | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The aircraft was unable to maintain height over a rocky, treeless, snow-covered hill near Port Saunders due downdraft. It touched down twice damaging the rear fuselage, rear ski and right main ski, but the pilot able to climb away using maximum power and flaps.
The flight then continued to Gander Airport, where a landing was made without further incident. The underside of the rear fuselage, the tail wheel ski assembly and the right main ski had been badly damaged.
Sources:
https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Search?DataSource=Archives|FonAndCol&SearchIn_1=PartOfEn&SearchInText_1=1249395&num=100&start=0
https://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_328.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 September 1971 | CF-MPZ | RCMP-GRC Air Services | 0 | near Deer Lake Airport, NL (YDF) | |
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