C-FBER

On September 2, 1986 at 12:00 AM, C-FBER experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, operated by Pickle Lake Air Services, with the event recorded near Pickle Lake Ontario.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Few minutes after takeoff from Pickle Lake, while in cruising altitude, the pilot hear a loud bang. The engine lost power then caught fire and failed. Unable to reach the nearest airport, the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a swampy scrub, bursting into flames. Both occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FBER, MSN 86, year of manufacture 1955.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.4663°, -90.1972°.