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DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 100
I-CLAI
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Series-100

I-CLAI

• Registration • Activity and details of Owner/Operator and other historical information

• I-CLAI de Havilland Canada Inc., Downsview, ON. Rolled out 20-Jan-1967. First flight 05-Feb-1967.

• I-CLAI Aer Alpi, Trento, Italy. NamedClair. Delivered 21-Feb-1967.

Accident: Mt. Visenti Italy. 11-Mar-1967, The flight encountered bad weather (reduced visibility) at FL100 en route to Belluno. The pilot requested to continue in visual contact with the ground. Thick fog caused the pilot to lose visual contact with the ground while flying through the valley near the Fadalto Pass. The Twin Otter collided with the Colcanin Hill a little later. Two crew and two passengers killed. One passenger injured. Aircraft written off.

Written Off

I-CLAI "Clair" outside the Aer Alpi hangar at Cortina - d'Ampezzo, Italy.
Photo: DHC © April 1967 (26564) - Michael J. Ody Collection