| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | C-FSGD |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-3 Otter (U-1/UC) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada DHC-3T... Turbo Otter |
| C/n (msn): | 316 |
| Operator Titles: | Transwest Air |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Seaplane Base: | La Ronge - SeaplaneMap |
| Region / Country: | Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: CJZ9 Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 3 August 2009 |
| Photo by: | David A. Montgomery |
| Photo ID: | 558099 |
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Received a Vazar conversion to PT-6 turbine power in 1997. Joined Transwest Air in 2001. Working from Stony Rapids, it was destroyed in a tragic accident, with the loss of its pilot, on 22 August 2013. After a long and difficult day's work in windy conditions, the aircraft struck trees with a wingtip on its last landing at Scott Lake. The pilot nevertheless elected to take off again for Ivanhoe Lake. After an apparently normal takeoff, aircraft crashed into a small unnamed lake, 17 minutes into its flight and 7 miles south of its destination. The aircraft broke up on impact. This photo is copyright © David A. Montgomery, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 22 March 2023, and has since been viewed 265 times. |