C-FGBX — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

May 24, 1980AccidentHull loss
Shortly after takeoff from Carling Lake, while climbing to an altitude of about 200 feet, the engine failed. The aircraft lost speed and height then contacted trees and crashed on the shore. All eight occupants were able to evacuate and were uninjured while the aircraft was totally destroyed by a post crash fire.
De Havilland DHC-3 Otter
The possibility that the aircraft stalled on climb out and that the pilot could not recover in time to prevent a collision with the trees cannot be discounted. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records2 on file

Worst recorded outcome: substantial damage.

January 3, 2012Accidentsubstantial damage
Robinson Helicopter R44 II · Fort ST John, 75 NM N · A12W0001
A12W0001: During dearture from a clearing, the main rotor blades of the Gemini Helicopters Inc. Robinson Helicopters R44 II, C-FGBX, clipped a tree. Control was lost, and the helicopter rolled onto its side. The aircraft was substantially damanged, and the pilot and passenger sustained minor injuries. The 406 Mhz ELT…
May 24, 1980Accidentsubstantial damage
DE Havilland DHC-3 [OTTER] · Carling Lake · A80C0067
A80c0067: the pilot reported that at an altitude of 150-200 ft after take-off the engine failed; a rapid instrument scan indicated a lack of fuel pressure. He was unable to prevent striking trees on shore; fire broke out and the aircraft was destroyed. Examination of the engine, the engine driven fuel pump and the…

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).