[catnipman]

As of June 2019, there have been 118 incidents and accidents involving the DHC-3 resulting in 242 deaths.

that really doesn’t sound like that good of a safety record ...

[Paladin2]

Gravity is a tough mistress.

[noiseman]

As of June 2019, there have been 118 incidents and accidents involving the DHC-3 resulting in 242 deaths.

that really doesn’t sound like that good of a safety record ...

I think that has more to do with the types of environments these aircraft operate in than with the aircraft itself. These are aircraft that are mostly used to go into unimproved airstrips (for the non-float version) in very remote areas. A particular hazard with these types of operations is that remote areas like that often don’t have weather stations to provide weather observations.

[AlaskaErik]

As of June 2019, there have been 118 incidents and accidents involving the DHC-3 resulting in 242 deaths.

that really doesn’t sound like that good of a safety record ...

That record spans almost 70 years. You have to remember, that plane operates in some of the most inhospitable terrain in the world.

[Celtic Conservative]

When you consider that they’re primarily used as bush planes and the number that have been built those are not bad numbers.

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