ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48486
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| Date: | Sunday 16 November 2008 |
| Time: | 10:32 |
| Type: |  Grumman G-21A Goose |
| Owner/operator: | Pacific Coastal Airlines |
| Registration: | C-FPCK |
| MSN: | 1187 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South Thormanby Island, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Vancouver International Airport, BC |
| Powell River, BC | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
At about 1013 Pacific Standard Time, the amphibious Grumman G-21A, operated by Pacific Coastal Airlines, departed from the water aerodrome at the south terminal of the Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia, with one pilot and seven passengers for a flight to Powell River, British Columbia.
Approximately 19 minutes later, the aircraft crashed in dense fog on South Thormanby Island, about halfway between Vancouver and Powell River. Local searchers located a seriously injured passenger on the eastern shoreline of the island at about 1400. The aircraft was located about 30 minutes later, on a peak near Spyglass Hill, British Columbia. The pilot and the six other passengers were fatally injured, and the aircraft was destroyed by impact and post-crash fire. The emergency locator transmitter was destroyed and did not transmit.
Findings as to Causes and Contributing Factors
1. The pilot likely departed and continued flight in conditions that were below visual flight rules (VFR) weather minima.
2. The pilot continued his VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and did not recognize his proximity to terrain until seconds before colliding with Thormanby Island, British Columbia.
3. The indication of a marginal weather improvement at Powell River, British Columbia, and incorrect information from Merry Island, British Columbia, may have contributed to the pilot's conclusion that weather along the route would be sufficient for a low-level flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2008/a08p0353/a08p0353.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2008 10:55 | Anon. | Added |
| 18-Nov-2008 07:24 | harro | Updated |
| 18-Nov-2008 09:55 | harro | Updated |
| 18-Nov-2008 10:02 | harro | Updated |
| 19-Nov-2008 23:51 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 24-Nov-2008 23:21 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 22-Sep-2010 14:57 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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