C-FCDL

On May 27, 1991 at 01:30 PM, C-FCDL experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, operated by Cargair, with the event recorded near Saint-Michel-des-Saints Quebec.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 25.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While cruising in poor weather conditions, the single engine aircraft was too low, struck tree tops and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. The wreckage was found about 40 km north of Saint-Michel-des-Saints. All three passengers were injured while the pilot was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FCDL, MSN 441, year of manufacture 1964.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 46.6786°, -73.9177°.