Norfolk - Newburgh - Ottawa

On December 19, 1980 at 12:00 AM, Norfolk - Newburgh - Ottawa experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Slide Mountain New York.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

En route from Newburgh-Stewart to Ottawa, the single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances on Slide Mountain, State of New York. The wreckage was found two days later and all four occupants were killed. The crew was returning to Ottawa following an exchange course at Norfolk NAS, Virginia. Occupants: Maj Eugene Ross, Cpt Gilles Dessureault, Cpt Jean Petit, Lt Col D. R. Lawrence.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9407, MSN 367, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 41.9992°, -74.3859°.