Last updated: 29 November 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 1 December 1977 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 |
| Operator: | Airwest Airlines |
| Registration: | C-GPBO |
| MSN: | 100 |
| First flight: | 1967 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-20 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Saturna Island, BC ( Canada)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Vancouver-Coal Harbour SPB, BC (CXH/CYHC), Canada |
| Victoria Harbour, BC, Canada |
Deteriorating weather conditions forced the pilot to descend to 200-300 feet above the water. Course was changed to fly around an island along the route. The aircraft flew into trees as the pilot tried to resume course following a right turn.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
