DHC-6-100 Twin Otter C-FAWC Liard Air, Muncho Lake, BC, Canada

Narrative:
The Twin Otter crashed shortly after takeoff from the gravel airstrip at Muncho Lake. A post-impact fire erupted and the airplane was destroyed.

Sources:
1 dead, 3 injured after small plane crashes in B.C. (Canada.com)

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AIRCRAFT PROFILE DE HAVILLAND CANADA DHC-6 TWIN OTTER

* Last fatal hull-loss accident: 24 MAY 2007 Peru Air Force FAP-303, near Pampa Hermosa, Peru – 13 fatalities
* Total number of hull-losses: 245 (224 accidents, 15 other occurrences (ground fire etc.)  and 6 unknown occurrences), of which 158 losses were fatal
* history of this airplane:
   – N204E Executive Airlines (MAR 1968, delivered)
   – CF-AWC Airwest Airlines (MAY 1972)
   – C-FAWC Bradley Airlines (MAY 1977, leased)
   – C-FAWC Airwest Airlines (MAY 1978)
   – C-FAWC Airwest merged with Air BC (DEC 1980)
   – C-FAWC Jim Pattison Industries (?)
   – C-FAWC Air BC (OCT 1986)
   – C-FAWC North Cariboo Flying Service (APR 1989)
   – C-FAWC Liard Air (APR 2001)
   – C-FAWC North Cariboo Flying Service  (AUG 2001)
   – C-FAWC Liard Air (NOV 2001)

 

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Canadian local airline operating a Cessna 172, Cessna A185F, a DHC-2 Beaver and the ill-fated Twin Otter. The aircraft are operated from a gravel strip and water aerodrome at Muncho Lake, next to the Northern Rockies Lodge accomodation.

* Founded: 1981

 

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* Last fatal airliner hull-loss accident: 14 MAY 2006 Convair CV-580 C-GSKJ of the Saskatchewan Gvt, near La Ronge, SK- 1 fatality
* The country is  rated Cat. 1 (meeting ICAO standards) in FAA's International Aviation Safety Assessment Program (IASA)

 

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