| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | October 17, 1951 |
| Time: | 1855 |
| Location: | Mt. Benson, BC, Canada |
| Operator: | Queen Charlotte Airlines |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Kildala - Vancouver |
| AC Type: | Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Registration: | CF-FOQ |
| cn / ln: | 400 |
| Aboard: | 23 (passengers:20 crew:3) |
| Fatalities: | 23 (passengers:20 crew:3) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | While flying VFR in adverse weather conditions, the pilot mistook Nanaimo for Vancouver. The plane crashed into Mt. Benson, 20 miles west of Vancouver. |
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