Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter CF-JZN,
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Date:Friday 16 September 1960
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Owner/operator:Wheeler Airlines
Registration: CF-JZN
MSN: 205
Year of manufacture:1957
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:en route from Frobisher Bay to Resolution Island -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Frobisher Bay
Destination airport:Resolution Island
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Forced landing in rough terrain following a loss of engine power after the engine crankshaft had failed.
It was substantially damaged in the landing. It was retrieved restored and returned to service.

Sources:

Department of Transport - Air Services - Civil Aviation Branch - Accident reports, 1960
https://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_205.html

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