C-GCZA (The De Havilland Aircraft Of Canada, Limited DHC-2 MK. I)

This airframe was written off — TSB records the aircraft destroyed on May 13, 2012. No route data will appear.

Safety history

May 13, 2012Accident
The privately operated de Havilland DHC-2 MK 1 amphibious floatplane (registration C-GCZA, serial number 1667) departed Okanagan Lake, near Kelowna, for a daytime flight under visual flight rules to Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, with the pilot and 2 passengers on board.
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver · 3 fatalities
There was no indication that an aircraft system malfunction contributed to this occurrence. There were no drastic changes in the aircraft’s flight path, and no emergency calls from the pilot to indicate that an in-flight emergency was experienced. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records5 on file

Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (May 13, 2012).

May 13, 2012Accidentdestroyed
DE Havilland DHC-2 (BEAVER) · Kelowna · 3 fatalities · A12P0070
A12P0070: A privately registered De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver (C-GCZA) on amphibious floats departed Pitt Meadows, BC on a round-robin flight plan to Kelowna and return. After dropping off 1 passenger in Kelowna the flight departed at about 1827 PDT for Pitt Meadows with 3 POB. The aircraft was witnessed to crash in a…
June 26, 2009Accidentsubstantial damage
DE Havilland DHC-2 (BEAVER) · Sheridan Lake · A09P0169
A09P0169: A private De Havilland DHC-2 MK1 Beaver C-GCZA on straight floats landed normally and suddenly veered to the right, possibly from hitting an object. The floats were torn off and the aircraft was inverted. The wreckage was towed close to shore before it sank. The wreckage was recovered. There were minor…
July 15, 1998Accidentsubstantial damage
DE Havilland DHC-2 (BEAVER) · Samuel Island · A98P0194
A98P0194: The float-equipped deHavilland DHC-2 Beaver, (serial number 1667), was enroute under visual flight rules (VFR) from Campbell River, British Columbia, to Renton, Washington, with the pilot and four passengers on board. It was following another Air Rainbow DHC-2 Beaver (C-GCYX) that was also proceeding to…
November 13, 1981Accident
Piper PA-23-250 · Unknown · 1 fatalities · A81C0143
The 200 mile morning flight to fort hope to drop off passengers was uneventful. Following a one hour stopover, the pilot took off alone for the return flight to base. The forecast was for continuing fair weather, and the pilot was both experienced as well as familiar with the route; however, he failed to reach his…
August 6, 1979Accidentsubstantial damage
Piper PA-23-250 · Red Lake · A79C0102
During the landing roll the pilot inadvertently selected the gear up instead of the flaps. The craft swerved to the left and came to rest off the side of the runway when the left gear fully retracted.

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