ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328471
| Date: | Thursday 1 November 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 |
| Owner/operator: | Austin Airways |
| Registration: | C-GTJA |
| MSN: | 630 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Big Trout Lake, ON -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Pickle Lake Airport, ON (YPL/CYPL) |
| Big Trout Airport, ON (YTL/CYTL) |
Weather in the Big Trout Lake area was poor; another aircraft in the area reported 1/8 mile visibility. The Twin Otter continued and approached the NDB tower, which it should have passed at 2000 feet amsl. The aircraft, however, struck the tower (or supporting wires) at 126 feet and crashed into the adjacent lake.
Sources:
The Calgary Herald 2 November 1979, p.F12
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