C-FQOS

On September 12, 2001 at 11:00 AM, C-FQOS experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-3 Otter, operated by Tamalik Air, with the event recorded near Otter Creek (Goose Bay) Newfoundland & Labrador.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The single engine aircraft departed Otter Creek near Goose Bay on a charter flight to a fishing lodge with three passengers and one pilot on board. The pilot reported he was in climb mode when the aircraft pitched forward and then nosed up before entering an uncontrollable nose-down descent, although it did not exhibit characteristics normally associated with an aerodynamic stall. It impacted the water hard, resulting in structural failure of the float supports and extensive damage to the fuselage. 'Lab Air 911', a Twin Otter medevac flight bound for Nain witnessed the incident and raised the alarm. All four occupants were rescued by boat while the aircraft sank in 55 feet of water. Source: http://www.dhc-3archive.com/DHC-3_398.html

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FQOS, MSN 398, year of manufacture 1960.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.3354°, -60.5171°.