Occurrence
On July 11, 2019, at approximately 0852 Eastern Daylight Time, a float-equipped de Havilland DHC-2 Mk. I Beaver aircraft (registration C-FBBG, serial number 358) operated by Hawk Air departed from the Hawk Junction Water Aerodrome on Hawk Lake, Ontario. The aircraft was performing a daytime visual flight rules charter flight with one pilot and one passenger on board, destined for an outpost camp on Oba Lake, Ontario, approximately 35 nautical miles north-northeast of the departure point.
The aircraft departed heading northeast. Shortly after takeoff, during the initial climb and just past the northeast end of Hawk Lake, the aircraft entered a steep nose-down attitude and crashed. It severed a power line immediately before impact and came to rest adjacent to a hydro substation.
Injuries and Damage
The pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact forces; however, no post-impact fire occurred. The emergency locator transmitter activated upon impact and its signal was received by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton, Ontario.
Investigation
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada classified this occurrence as a Class 3 investigation, which focuses on a limited number of safety issues and may result in recommendations. Class 3 investigations are generally completed within 450 days. At the time of this report, no probable cause has been stated in the official investigation source.