ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 348996
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| Date: | Monday 18 December 2023 |
| Time: | 14:29 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-21A Goose |
| Owner/operator: | Wilderness Seaplanes |
| Registration: | C-GDDJ |
| MSN: | 1184 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Bella Bella Airport, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Bella Bella Airport, BC (CBBC) |
| Port Hardy Airport, BC (YZT/CYZT) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Wilderness Seaplanes Grumman G-21A aircraft was conducting a flight under visual flight rules from Bella Bella (CBBC), British Columbia (BC) to Port Hardy (CYZT), BC, with 1 pilot and 4 passengers on board. Shortly after takeoff from Runway 13, the left engine surged and lost power. A few seconds later, the right engine lost power. The pilot communicated a Mayday call on the aerodrome traffic frequency and conducted an emergency landing in a forested area approximately 0.5 nautical miles southeast of CBBC. All occupants received minor injuries and were able to exit the left cabin door.
Sources:
https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/no-serious-injuries-in-crash-of-historic-grumman-goose-en-route-to-port-hardy-8011923
TSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 January 1970 | N1257A | Harvey G. Gibson | 0 | Estero de Playa Grande, Tamarindo |  |
sub |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
| 31 July 2022 | C-GDDJ | Wilderness Seaplanes | 0 | off Walbran Island, BC | |
sub |
Images:
Bella Bella B.C. December 24th 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2023 05:16 | gerard57 | Added |
| 22-Dec-2023 05:18 | gerard57 | Updated [Nature] |
| 22-Dec-2023 05:18 | gerard57 | Updated [[Nature]] |
| 26-Dec-2023 20:13 | Anon. | Updated [Photo] |
| 26-Dec-2023 20:14 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 26-Dec-2023 20:16 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 10-Jan-2024 14:52 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2024 14:53 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Source] |
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