| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | January 27, 1992 |
| Time: | ? |
| Location: | Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada |
| Operator: | Air Rainbow |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Nanaimo - Port Mellon |
| AC Type: | Beech C18S |
| Registration: | C-FRVR |
| cn / ln: | 43-35632 |
| Aboard: | 9 (passengers:8 crew:1) |
| Fatalities: | 7 (passengers:6 crew:1) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Shortly after taking off the float-plane rolled rapidly from side to side lost altitude and crashed into the water cart wheeled and broke up. Turbulence and downdrafts leading to loss of control of the aircraft. Possibly overloaded. Lack of experience in flying a heavily loaded Beech 18 aircraft. |
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