ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280566
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Date: | Sunday 17 July 2022 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
Owner/operator: | Tyax Air Services |
Registration: | C-GIYV |
MSN: | 1488 |
Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985-39 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Lorna Lake, BC -
Canada
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Tyaughton Lake, BC |
Destination airport: | Lorna Lake, BC |
Investigating agency: | TSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:A Tyax Air Service Limited, float-equipped DHC-2 Beaver, was conducting a flight from Tyaughton Lake, BC, to Lorna Lake, BC, with 1 pilot and 5 passengers on board. During cruise, the pilot attempted a course reversal in a valley and the aircraft collided with terrain. The pilot and 2 passengers received serious injuries and 3 passengers received minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged.
The emergency locator transmitter (ELT) activated but SAR efforts were delayed by approximately 3 hours due to low
ceilings near the accident site.
Sources:
https://globalnews.ca/news/9003230/six-hurt-float-plane-crash-bc/ https://www.dhc-2.com/id498.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Jul-2022 14:59 |
gerard57 |
Added |
21-Jul-2022 06:11 |
Anon. |
Updated [Location, Phase, Damage, Narrative] |
21-Jul-2022 06:11 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
21-Jul-2022 06:15 |
harro |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
11-Aug-2022 11:31 |
harro |
Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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