13807

On June 14, 1986 at 02:52 PM, 13807 experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter, operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Calgary Alberta.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a SAR mission after a small plane disappeared. While flying in relative good weather conditions, the aircraft struck the slope of a mountain located in the Kananaskis Park, about 75 km west of Calgary. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed, three crew members and five observers. Crew: Cpt Ted Katz, pilot Cpt Wayne Plumbtree, copilot, Brian Burkett, flight engineer.

Aircraft reference details include registration 13807, MSN 309, year of manufacture 1971.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.0456°, -114.0575°.