YZF turbo otter

3.14lot · Post by **3.14lot** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 7:04 am

The company that runs the turbo otter out of YZF wrote it off last night. All on board were ok, happened on take-off out of old town.

ski_bum · Post by **ski_bum** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 8:06 am

which company?? Any other details?

Anti-Ice · Post by **Anti-Ice** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 9:33 am

There are more then one Turbo out of ZF but this one was Tindi's

captainsweaty · Post by **captainsweaty** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 12:40 pm

How do you know it's a write off???

they put max wards dhc6 back together.

Disco Stu · Post by **Disco Stu** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 1:11 pm

captainsweaty wrote:How do you know it's a write off???

they put max wards dhc6 back together.

And it's now flying for the MB gov't in YTH! Cool!

Donald · Post by **Donald** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 4:15 pm

Think about how many Otters are out there, and how many the factory is pumping out these days. Of course they will rebuild it, unless it was absolutely mangled, which thankfully it was not.

http://www.cjcd.ca/

TSB Investigator talks on Air Tindi incident

It was a terrifying incident for passengers on board an Air Tindi flight Friday evening. At about 7:15 their plane took off from East Bay but it wasn't in the air very long before a problem developed. The engine stalled and the left wing touched the water forcing the whole plane to crash into the lake. Mike Thom, operations investigtor for the Transportation Safety Board says he has examined the plane and the investigation is moving forward based on their knowledge of the incident and pilot's reports. He says damage to the plane is consistent with a slower speed, approximately 50 foot drop. The seven passengers and two crew were thrown into the cold water and had to deal with leaking fuel as well. The investigation in the crash is continuing.

There was also an article in the News/North, but I don't have the on-line version. In it, a commercial fisherman is credited with rescuing the folks in his Lund. Since the plane apparently didn't flip, the pax and crew were already out and on the float.

Good to hear everyone was ok, hopefully this does not happen again soon.

godsrcrazy · Post by **godsrcrazy** » Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:06 pm

Talked to a buddy of mine up there last night. He told me the TSB reprt was on the news. They are reporting the aircraft stalled and crashed due to overloading. Is this true

Donald · Post by **Donald** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:06 am

On what "news"? Nothing on NNSL or "around town". Did the folks on echo maybe get an early heads-up on the report?

godsrcrazy · Post by **godsrcrazy** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:00 pm

He told me it was on CJCD radio. I tried to look it up but the news site has not been updated in a few days.

try north · Post by **try north** » Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:54 pm

I was told it was not overwiegt, rather not loaded correctly, and with wind gusts over 50++ that day, it was airborn before it should have been. The tail was heavy and when the gust was gone the nose went up and stalled.

I was in YK visiting when it happend. I think only 2 or 3 passengers even got wet.

Great to see that no one was hurt,

This is a good example that you can survive when a float plane goes down in the water.

North Shore · Post by **North Shore** » Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:56 am

I shudder to think how much weight you'd have to put in an Otter to overload it to the point that it wouldn't fly

Poor CofG, more likely...

pelmet · Post by **pelmet** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:31 pm

[quote="try north"]I was told it was not overwiegt, rather not loaded correctly, and with wind gusts over 50++ that day, it was airborn before it should have been. The tail was heavy and when the gust was gone the nose went up and stalled.

I was in YK visiting when it happend. I think only 2 or 3 passengers even got wet.

Great to see that no one was hurt,

This is a good example that you can survive when a float plane goes down in the water.[/quote]

10-15 knots at most at time of accident. everything else pretty much accurate.

longjon · Post by **longjon** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:42 pm

Donald could you clairify your statement "concidering how many the factory is pumping out these days"

What factory??

app flap · Post by **app flap** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 8:53 pm

i his point was that there is no factory building them right now...

therefore an otter would almost definatly be rebuilt, same goes for beavers and twotters i would venture to guess.

tofo · Post by **tofo** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:09 pm

they're an easy plan to load tail heavy

Bseries · Post by **Bseries** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:35 pm

longjon wrote:Donald could you clairify your statement "concidering how many the factory is pumping out these days"

What factory??

http://www.vikingair.com/default.aspx

RuudLeeuw · Post by **RuudLeeuw** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:44 am

Is that the one on my page:
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/yellowknife06-2.htm
pic on top, with the canoo on the side?
Never did get the tailnumber in this thread, anyone?
thks
Ruud

Walking Zombie · Post by **Walking Zombie** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:41 am

RuudLeeuw wrote:Is that the one on my page:
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/yellowknife06-2.htm
pic on top, with the canoo on the side?
Never did get the tailnumber in this thread, anyone?
thks
Ruud

The one in the top of your page looks to be a van. Glad to hear everyones alright. Had the same kind of thing happen in my area a while back and it only took a year to get her back up in the air.

WZ

RuudLeeuw · Post by **RuudLeeuw** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:42 am

Thanks guys for putting me straight, ref that type on my website.
Had my doubts myself as I did not recall seeing the Turbo Otter with Tindi then (july 2006).
I sat on the deck at my B&B right opposite Tindi's seaplane base, enjoyed the action.
Anyone know if Joe and Mary Bryant sold their place and moved east?
Had a lovely stay there, best place in town, esspecially if you like that plane action on your doorstep.

Oil Burner · Post by **Oil Burner** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 11:37 am

I think it just came out of rebuild last spring from a mangled mess the year before, also a takeoff acident I believe...

M/T · Post by **M/T** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:25 am

Ruudleeuw:

yes, the Bryants, Mary and Wayne, are moving east to Meaford, Ontario (or south, as any location below 60N is refered to by northerners). I'm not sure if the B&B was sold or if they are simply shutting the doors. Good place for snax and excellent hospitality. An article on their going away party was written on pg.22 in the 'Yellowknifer' on Wed, Aug 22, 2007.

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I always get a kick out of journalists who report "the engine stalled." Classic layman speak.

MUSICMAAN · Post by **MUSICMAAN** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:59 pm

Oil Burner wrote:I think it just came out of rebuild last spring from a mangled mess the year before, also a takeoff acident I believe...

Different aircraft, that was another fuselage all together.
Glad everyone is allright.

MM