Narrative:
A float-equipped DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter was conducting a flight from Mistissini Water Aerodrome, QC (CSE6) to Lac Pluto, QC. While maneuvering for a landing, the aircraft struck the surface of the water. The passengers, who were waiting nearby, transported the pilot to a nearby cabin, where he was later taken to hospital by a search and rescue helicopter. The pilot, who was the sole person on board, received serious injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.
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» TSB A22Q0122
| Status: | Accident Investigation report not yet completed, but information verified through authorities or other sources. |
| Date: | Thursday 13 October 2022 |
| Time: | 09:29 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter |
| Operator: | True North Airways |
| Registration: | C-FDDX |
| MSN: | 165 |
| First flight: | 1956 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-34 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Lac PLuto, QC ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Mistissini Water Aerodrome, QC, Canada |
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A float-equipped DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter was conducting a flight from Mistissini Water Aerodrome, QC (CSE6) to Lac Pluto, QC. While maneuvering for a landing, the aircraft struck the surface of the water. The passengers, who were waiting nearby, transported the pilot to a nearby cabin, where he was later taken to hospital by a search and rescue helicopter. The pilot, who was the sole person on board, received serious injuries. The aircraft was destroyed.
Sources:
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» TSB A22Q0122
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Un CC130H Hercules de l@ARC_RCAF du 424e Escadron et un hélicoptère CH146 Griffon de l#ARC du 439e Escadron ont secouru deux personnes à bord d'un avion qui s'est écrasé au nord-est de Mistissini, Québec, cet après-midi. #Sauvetage #RES (1/2) pic.twitter.com/Gujc7bl1mf
Trenton JRCC CCCOS (@JRCCTrentCCCOS) October 12, 2022
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