- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: November 16, 2008
Time: 1032
Location: Thormanby Island, British Columbia, Canada
Operator: Pacific Coastal Airlines
Flight #: ?
Route: Vancouver - Powell River - Toba Inlet
AC Type: Grumman G-21A Goose
Registration: C-FPCK
cn / ln: 1187
Aboard: 8   (passengers:7  crew:1)
Fatalities: 7   (passengers:6  crew:1)
Ground: 0
Summary: The charter aircraft crashed into a steep hillside on south Thormanby Island 19 minutes after taking off and exploded into flames. Controlled flight into terrain caused by poor weather conditions and the decision by the pilot to fly in such conditions.
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