A13F0011, Accident Report CFIT DHC6, Mt. Elizabeth Antartica, 23 Jan 2013

A13F0011, Accident Report CFIT DHC6, Mt. Elizabeth Antartica, 23 Jan 2013

Publication info
Author
TSB (Canada)
Category
Accident Reports Human Factors Controlled Flight Into Terrain
Date of publication
21/04/2014

On 23 January 2013, a Canadian-operated DHC6 on day VFR positioning flight in Antarctica was found to have impacted terrain under power and whilst climbing at around the maximum rate possible. The evidence assembled by the Investigation indicated that this probably occurred following entry into IMC at an altitude below that of terrain in the vicinity having earlier set course en route direct to the intended destination. The aircraft was destroyed and there were no survivors.

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