Gimli - Gimli

On August 27, 1992 at 10:20 AM, Gimli - Gimli experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, operated by NewCal Aviation, with the event recorded near Gimli Manitoba.

The flight was categorized as test and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) 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 technical failure. Following maintenance, the crew was engaged in a local test flight at Gimli Airport. Shortly after takeoff, while climbing steeply to a height of about 200 feet, the aircraft entered a right turn then nosed down and crashed near the runway, bursting into flames. All three occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration N400NC, MSN 240, year of manufacture 1965.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.6323°, -96.9881°.