Pickle Lake - Big Trout Lake

On November 1, 1979 at 12:00 AM, Pickle Lake - Big Trout Lake experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Austin Airways, with the event recorded near Big Trout Lake Ontario.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

12 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 9 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 1, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Big Trout Lake Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and limited visibility. On final, the twin engine airplane struck an NDB tower and crashed. Both pilots and a passenger were killed while nine other occupants were injured. At the time of the accident, the visibility was below minimums.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-GTJA, MSN 630, year of manufacture 1979.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.9246°, -90.9682°.