ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 31448
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| Date: | Thursday 30 August 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grumman G-21A Goose |
| Owner/operator: | Trans Provincial Airlines |
| Registration: | C-FUVJ |
| MSN: | B-6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NE of Digby Island Airport, Prince Rupert, B. C. -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Kitsault, B. C. |
| Prince Rupert, B. C. | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Both engines cut out at 500ft. on base leg of approach. Aircraft crashed into rolling ground. Fuel ran out due to the shut-off valve on the left fuel tank being left in the "off" position after maintenance. Pilot & six passengers fatal, 3 passengers seriously injured.
Pilot: Dennis Charles Adams 30
Passengers:
Thomas Nicholson Richardson 45
Douglas Roy Fletcher 34
Harold Bernard Martin 36
David Nelson McRonald 34
Frederick Joseph Hawinkels 40
Robert Roland Taylor 47
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
"The Grumman Amphibians" by Fred J. Knight and Colin R. Smith, page: 336
http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy
https://www.gent.name/bc:aviation:airlines:tps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jan-2011 14:54 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source] |
| 29-Mar-2021 20:45 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Apr-2022 15:50 | harro | Updated [Operator, Source] |
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