"Martin X. Moleski, SJ" wrote:
On Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:27:04 -0500, Jim Logajan
wrote in :

Can anyone ID the model of the plane that has the accident in this
video (accident appears near the end):

http://www.vimeo.com/4906010

Looks to me like a Twin Otter:

Thanks Martin - quick and thorough work!

Another version of the video calls it a Twin Otter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0DEb0M6wt4

I came across the video on Vimeo but not knowing the make I couldn't find
if it was also on Youtube. So many plane crash videos there. :-(

Maybe high altitude, too? It looks to me as though the
terrain drops away on the other side of the road.

Hmmm - maybe. Muncho Lake is around 2700 ft. Accident was in the summer -
high density altitude possibly a contributing factor. But check the
comments in the forum link I give below.

Flight Safety Foundation details, with video:

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20070708-0

Still searching for a final disposition by Canadian TSB ...

Found this thread where this accident has been discussed (and points to
earlier threads):

http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewt...p?f=54&t=56633

One post that was made just a few weeks ago claims TSB released the
report but they hadn't been posted to their web site.

Side note: my wife and I traveled the Alaska highway a few years back and
drove by Muncho Lake - probably not far from where that airplane crashed.
Scenic landscapes for sure.