C-FPQC — routes, history & safety record

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Safety history

July 14, 2008Accident
The Labrador Air Safari (1984) Inc. float-equipped de Havilland DHC-2 (Beaver) aircraft (registration C-FPQC, serial number 873) departed Crossroads Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, at approximately 0813 Atlantic daylight time with the pilot and six passengers on board.
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Findings as to Causes and Contributing Factors: 1. The linkpin plugs had not been installed in the recently overhauled engine, causing inadequate lubrication to the linkpin bushings, increased heat, and eventually an abrupt engine failure. 2. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records2 on file

Worst recorded outcome: substantial damage.

July 14, 2008Accidentsubstantial damage
DE Havilland DHC-2 MK I · Schefferville, 70 NM E · A08A0095
A08A0095: A Labrador Air Safari deHavilland DHC2 MK1 aircraft, C-FPQC, departed Crossroads Lake, NL with 1 pilot and 6 passengers onboard. Shortly after the aircraft crossed the shoreline on climb-out, the engine lost power. During the ensuing forced approach the aircraft touched down hard in a boggy area and was…
July 6, 1991Accidentsubstantial damage
DE Havilland DHC-2 MK I · Lac Louise · A91Q0198
A91q0198: au decollage l'aeronef a frappe des arbres avec les flottes et s'est immobilise dans le bois.

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