ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 184966
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| Date: | Friday 3 February 1967 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Northern Mountain Airlines |
| Registration: | CF-IOB |
| MSN: | 893 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Samandre Lake, NWT -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Cambridge Bay, NWT |
| Yellowknife | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Canadian pilot, Mr. Robert Gauchie, was flying solo from Cambridge Bay to Yellowknife when he became lost in a storm. Running out of fuel, he force landed on a remote Northern lake, isolated from any radio contact with the outside world. He was found on April 1.
Sources:
http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/pilot-bob-gauchies-story-of-how-he-survived-nearly-two-months-in-brutally-cold-wilderness-before-his-rescue .
https://www.dhc-2.com/cn893.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2016 14:01 | harro | Added |
| 13-Dec-2016 16:49 | TB | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 03-Nov-2022 13:59 | Bruce Corley | Updated [Registration, Source] |
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