ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 C-GNTB Terrace Airport, BC (YXT)
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Date:Friday 14 January 1977
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC6 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300
Operator:Northern Thunderbird Air
Registration: C-GNTB
MSN: 463
First flight: 1975
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-27
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Total:Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:3 km (1.9 mls) S of Terrace Airport, BC (YXT) (   Canada)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Prince George Airport, BC (YXS/CYXS), Canada
Destination airport:Terrace Airport, BC (YXT/CYXT), Canada
Narrative:
The Twin Otter was on approach to runway 32 when it struck a hill during a snow storm.

Sources:
» B.C. crash death toll twelve (Lethbridge Herald, 1977-01-15)


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Distance from Prince George Airport, BC to Terrace Airport, BC as the crow flies is 386 km (241 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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