- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | September 27, 1995 |
Time: | 1910 |
Location: | Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada |
Operator: | Western Straits Air |
Flight #: | - |
Route: | Triumph Bay - Campbell River |
AC Type: | De Havilland Dash-3 |
Registration: | C-FEBX |
cn / ln: | 38 |
Aboard: | 10 (passengers:9 crew:1) |
Fatalities: | 8 (passengers:7 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | While on an intercept heading for the final approach and in straight-and-level flight, the aircraft crashed into the side of a 1,047 ft, mountain in heavy fog. The pilot progressively lost situational awareness while attempting to navigate in conditions of low visibility or in cloud and was unaware of the rapidly rising terrain in his flight path. |
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