- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | August 03, 2008 |
Time: | 0700 |
Location: | North Vancouver Island, British Colombia, Canada |
Operator: | Pacific Coastal Airlines |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Port Hardy - Chamiss Bay, Vancouver Island |
AC Type: | Grumman G-21A Goose |
Registration: | C-GPCD |
cn / ln: | B-76 |
Aboard: | 7 (passengers:6 crew:1) |
Fatalities: | 5 (passengers:4 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The plane crashed in a remote mountanous region of Vancouver Island while en route on a short 30 minute flight. Investigators determined the plane's body broke apart when it hit the ground near Alice Lake, and exposed electrical wires sent sparks into a pool of spilled fuel, starting a fire that consumed the plane. The accident was triggered when the plane stalled and dipped while attempting a steep climb over a ridge. |
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