A23W0158

Occurrence type
Occurrence date
Occurrence Legacy Text

Controlled flight into terrain
Air Tindi Ltd.
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300, C-GMAS
Diavik Aerodrome (CDK2), Northwest Territories, 7 NM SE

Listed
Yes
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Figure 5. Occurrence wreckage (Source: Air Tindi Ltd.)
Override completed
Off
Report date not available
Off
Safety issue investigation
Off
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Figure 5. Occurrence wreckage (Source: Air Tindi Ltd.)

Decision to depart and continue flight in deteriorating weather led to aircraft accident at Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories

Air transportation safety investigation A23W0158

The occurrence

At 1205 Mountain Standard Time on 27 December 2023, the wheel-ski equipped Air Tindi Ltd. De Havilland Inc. DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 300 (registration C-GMAS, serial number 438) aircraft departed Margaret Lake, Northwest Territories, as flight TIN601, on a visual flight rules flight to Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, with 2 flight crew members, and 8 passengers on board.

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Deployment

TSB to investigate an aircraft accident near Diavik, Northwest Territories