- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | October 17, 1951 |
Time: | 1855 |
Location: | Mt. Benson, BC, Canada |
Operator: | Queen Charlotte Airlines |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Kildala - Vancouver |
AC Type: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
Registration: | CF-FOQ |
cn / ln: | 400 |
Aboard: | 23 (passengers:20 crew:3) |
Fatalities: | 23 (passengers:20 crew:3) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | While flying VFR in adverse weather conditions, the pilot mistook Nanaimo for Vancouver. The plane crashed into Mt. Benson, 20 miles west of Vancouver. |
Sources
Copyright © Richard Kebabjian / www.planecrashinfo.com