ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345813
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 September 2023 |
| Time: | 10:34 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Sealand Aviation |
| Registration: | C-GSBA |
| MSN: | 690 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Engine model: | RED A03-005 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Comox Valley near Wolf Lake, Vancouver Island, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Campbell River Airport (CYBL), BC |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Sealand Aviation DHC-2 Beaver was conducting a local flight under visual flight rules from Campbell River Airport (CYBL), BC, with two pilots on board. After conducting a stall exercise in the landing configuration, the throttle was increased, however, the aircraft engine (Raikhlin Aircraft Engine Developments, RED A03- 005) responded abnormally to the input. The thrust generated by the engine and propeller system was insufficient to maintain altitude, and a forced landing was initiated. The target touchdown point could not be reached, and the aircraft collided with terrain in a heavily forested area. At 1032 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) a MAYDAY was declared by the crew, and an Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) activation occurred at 1034 PDT. When the airplane came to rest, the crew were able to egress without assistance.
Search and rescue services deployed a helicopter from Comox Airport (CYQQ), BC, and the two crew members were recovered by search and rescue personnel and taken to a local hospital. The two crew members sustained minor injuries. The aircraft was significantly damaged. There was no post-crash fire.
The aircraft was fitted with a RED 03 V12 cylinder 500HP Diesel engine and first flew in this configuration on 28 February 2023.
Sources:
https://www.saanichnews.com/news/small-plane-crash-on-vancouver-island-tsb-deployed-4429669
TSB
https://skiesmag.com/news/iconic-dhc-2-beaver-receives-first-world-red-engine-upgrade/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Sep-2023 00:30 | Geno | Added |
| 22-Sep-2023 07:14 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Dec-2023 15:45 | harro | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2023 15:48 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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