Montreal - Montreal

On September 2, 1981 at 04:00 PM, Montreal - Montreal experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Lac des Chats Quebec.

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, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew departed Montreal-Saint-Hubert Airport on a training mission. While cruising at low altitude, the airplane stalled and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. The wreckage was found near Lac des Chats. All three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 9417, MSN 396, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.4990°, -76.4283°.