- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | November 16, 2008 |
Time: | 1032 |
Location: | Thormanby Island, British Columbia, Canada |
Operator: | Pacific Coastal Airlines |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Vancouver - Powell River - Toba Inlet |
AC Type: | Grumman G-21A Goose |
Registration: | C-FPCK |
cn / ln: | 1187 |
Aboard: | 8 (passengers:7 crew:1) |
Fatalities: | 7 (passengers:6 crew:1) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | The charter aircraft crashed into a steep hillside on south Thormanby Island 19 minutes after taking off and exploded into flames. Controlled flight into terrain caused by poor weather conditions and the decision by the pilot to fly in such conditions. |
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