| Date: | Thursday 30 September 2004 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Owner/operator: | Wilderness Air |
| Registration: | C-FODV |
| MSN: | 411 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Long Lake, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Kenora Airport, ON (YQK/CYQK) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The DHC-3 Otter, C-FODV operated by Wilderness Air Ltd., was on the take-off run into wind on Long Lake, Ontario, Canada, when a gust lifted the left wing. The right wing contacted the water and the aircraft pitched forward and overturned. The pilot, the only occupant, was not injured, and the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The wind was estimated to be from the northwest at about 10 knots gusting to 18 knots.
Sources:
CADORS 2004O1610
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