C-FCSV

On February 27, 1981 at 12:00 AM, C-FCSV experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Canadian Government, with the event recorded near Galt Ontario.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was completing a training flight on behalf of the Canadian Department of Transport. While flying at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the crew encountered engine problems. The airplane lost speed and height then struck trees and crashed in a wooded area. A crew member was seriously injured while two others were killed. It was reported that the right propeller was feathered at impact while smoke was coming from the left engine.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FCSV, MSN 354, year of manufacture 1973.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 43.3555°, -80.3171°.