ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152856
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| Date: | Saturday 8 July 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 421 |
| Owner/operator: | Western Construction & Lumber |
| Registration: | CF-XWI |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mt. Wartenbe, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Edmonton, AB |
| Chetwynd,BC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft left Edmonton, AB. Saturday,July 8th, 1972, on flight to Chetwynd ,BC, to check out mining prospective. Heavy rain, low ceiling. Last known radio contact Dawson Creek, BC. Emergency location transmitter allowed for location of aircraft which had flown into Mt. Wartenbe, B.C. There were no survivors among the pilot and five passengers. Cause was controlled flight into terrain ,VFR under instrument meteorological conditions.
Sources:
Self
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2013 00:22 | navyzuiho | Added |
| 30-Jan-2013 13:42 | navyzuiho | Updated [Narrative] |
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