ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 27400
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| Date: | Monday 27 January 1992 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Beechcraft C18S |
| Owner/operator: | Air Rainbow |
| Registration: | C-FRVR |
| MSN: | 6148 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newcastle Channel Nanaimo -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | CAC8 |
| Port Mellon, BC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Beech 18 on floats carrying construction workers to their job crashed during takeoff. The aircraft stalled and slammed into Newcastle Channel and exploded. The two survivors were able to crawl out of the rear door and were picked up by boat. They suffered burns on their faces and other parts of their bodies.
Sources:
https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/CCARCS-RIACC/ADetHis.aspx?id=97529&rfr=RchHsRes.aspx?st=2&m=%7CFRVR%7C&cn=%7C%7C&mn=%7C%7C&sn=%7C%7C&cnn=%7C%7C&tn=%7C%7C&ln=%7C%7C&fn=%7C%7C&rfr2=RchHs.aspx
https://apnews.com/dba3e95e20c5cd54dac5fef4cbeaa8e9
https://books.google.ca/books?id=Zb3CCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT181&lpg=PT181&dq=rainbow+air+beech+18+crash+dec+1990&source=bl&ots=mtcUBHFfkH&sig=ACfU3U2DMotIaJYNK4HxsKJyztxi5aTZaA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiqo-fHob7pAhUUrJ4KHYZcBW8Q6AEwAHoECBMQAQ#v=onepage&q=rainbow%20air%20beech%2018%20crash%20dec%201990&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Sep-2014 14:37 | A.J.Scholten | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2020 09:27 | Flitecom | Updated [Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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