ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 324386
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| Date: | Sunday 18 August 1996 |
| Time: | 19:50 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter |
| Owner/operator: | Harbour Air |
| Registration: | C-GCMY |
| MSN: | 32 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 33 km S of Alliford Bay, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Tasu Airport, BC (YTU) |
| Alliford Bay, BC | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Struck the side of a valley at 1,700 feet asl.
CAUSES AND CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: "The pilot probably made a navigational error because of restricted visibility in fog and light drizzle and entered the wrong valley, and he delayed his decision to reverse course until he was unable to avoid the weather."
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