ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269050
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| Date: | Monday 18 October 2021 |
| Time: | c. 16:30 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Tofino Air |
| Registration: | C-FMXR |
| MSN: | 374 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome (YTP/CAB4), BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome, BC (YTP/CAB4) |
| Tofino Harbour Water Aerodrome, BC (YTP/CAB4) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A float-equipped DHC-2 Beaver airplane, operated by Tofino Air, was returning to Tofino Harbour (CAB4), British Columbia, after a local sightseeing flight with 5 passengers and 1 pilot on board. During the water landing, after touching down, the aircraft and a water taxi (C12996BC known as the Rocky Pass) from Ahousaht BC, collided. The docking location for both the aircraft and water taxi destinations were in close proximity. The vessel had one operator and two passengers on board. After the collision, the aircraft nosed over and capsized. Everyone on board the aircraft egressed and was transported to safety by various boats that assisted in the rescue. Three passengers on the aircraft and one passenger on board the Rocky Pass sustained minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged, and the vessel sustained minor damage.
The ELT did not transmit a signal.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.campbellrivermirror.com/news/five-passengers-survive-floatplane-crash-in-tofino-harbour/
CADARS #2021P1832
https://www.airhistory.net/photos/0206130
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2021 04:19 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Oct-2021 07:03 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2021 18:39 | harro | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Nov-2023 14:10 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities] |
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