C-GBFZ (Beech Aircraft Corporation A23) — routes, history & safety record

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Safety history

February 7, 2000AccidentHull loss
The pilot of a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, serial number 31-7752151, encountered an area of heavy snow and reduced visibility while on a visual flight rules flight from Bear Valley, British Columbia, logging camp to Tsay Keh. The pilot was unable to maintain visual references and executed a 180-degree turn in an attempt to regain visual flight.
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain
Findings as to Causes and Contributing Factors: 1. Weather conditions at the time and location of the occurrence were not suitable for visual flight. 2. While the pilot was attempting to regain visual flight, he allowed the aircraft to descend and it struck the ice surface. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file

Worst recorded outcome: substantial damage.

February 7, 2000Accidentsubstantial damage
Piper PA-31-350 · Peace Reach Arm (williston Lake) · A00P0019
A00P0019: The Piper Navajo from TGH Holdings Ltd (Terry Air), C-GBFZ, was on a VFR flight from the Bear Valley logging camp to Tsay Keh (CBN9), when it contacted the ice on Williston Lake. The pilot reported that he had lost visual reference in a snow storm and executed a 180 degree turn in an attempt to regain visual…

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