Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter N433GR,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 328285
 

Date:Sunday 3 August 1980
Time:16:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter
Owner/operator:Yute Air Alaska
Registration: N433GR
MSN: 291
Year of manufacture:1958
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Togiak, AK -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Passenger
Departure airport:Togiak Village Airport, AK (TOG/PATG)
Destination airport:Dillingham Municipal Airport, AK (DLG/PADL)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Crashed when attempting a climbing turn after encountering fog in a valley.

PROBABLE CAUSE(S):
pilot in command - continued VFR flight into adverse weather conditions
FACTOR(S)
weather - low ceiling
weather - fog
weather briefing - no record of briefing received
weather forecast - unknown/not reported

Accident investigation:
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ANC80FA081
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

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