Incident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100 C-FGQH,
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Date:Wednesday 3 September 2003
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 100
Owner/operator:West Coast Airlines
Registration: C-FGQH
MSN: 106
Year of manufacture:1968
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage:
Location:Vancouver Harbour, British Columbia -   Canada
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: TSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The de Havilland DHC-6 (Twin Otter) float plane, (C-FGQH, serial number 106), with 2 pilots and 11 passengers on board, was at the dock preparing for a charter flight from Vancouver Harbour, British Columbia to Victoria. The number 2 (right-hand) engine was started normally and the pilot-in-command (PIC) signalled to the dockhand to untie the aircraft. The dockhand responded by disconnecting the auxiliary power unit, confirming the untie signal, and untying both mooring lines from the dock.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: TSB
Report number: A03P0268
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

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