- Date
- August 3, 2008, 07:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Port Hardy, Canada
- Injuries
- 5 fatal, 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- C-GPCDGrumman G-21A
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 68605
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On August 3, 2008, about 0700, pacific daylight time, a Grumman G-21A, Canadian registration C-GPCD, operated by Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd., departed from Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada, on a flight to Chamiss Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The airplane collided with terrain in the vicinity of Alice Lake, on Vancouver Island. The flight was conducted under the provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations of Canada. The pilot and four passengers received fatal injuries. One passenger received serious injuries, and one passenger received minor injuries.
This report is for information purposes only. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, and contains only the information released by, or obtained from the Government of Canada. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
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Aircraft
- Registration
- C-GPCD
- Reported as
- Grumman G-21A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- B76
- Engines
- Pratt and Whitney R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocatingPratt and Whitney R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator
- Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd.
- Registered owner
- Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd.
- Departed
- CYZT · Port Hardy
- Destination
- Chamiss Bay
- Flight plan
- Unknown