What happened
On August 3, 2008, at approximately 0700 Pacific daylight time, a Grumman G-21A, registered as C-GPCD, departed from Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada. The aircraft, operated by Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd., was en route to Chamiss Bay, Vancouver Island.
During the flight, the airplane collided with terrain in the vicinity of Alice Lake on Vancouver Island. The accident resulted in 5 fatal injuries, 1 serious injury, and 1 minor injury.