C-GEWG (The De Havilland Aircraft Of Canada, Limited DHC-2)

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Safety history

October 10, 2016Accident
On 10 October 2016, at approximately 0820 Pacific Daylight Time, a privately operated de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver aircraft on amphibious floats (registration C-GEWG, serial number 842), departed from Vanderhoof Airport, British Columbia, for a day visual flight rules flight to Laidman Lake, British Columbia. The pilot and 4 passengers were on board.
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver · 1 fatalities
Findings as to causes and contributing factors: 1. As the aircraft approached the mountain ridge, the high overcast ceiling and uniform snow-covered vegetation were conducive to optical illusions associated with flight in mountainous terrain. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file

Worst recorded outcome: substantial damage.

October 10, 2016Accidentsubstantial damage
DE Havilland DHC-2 (BEAVER) · Laidman Lake · 1 fatalities · A16P0180
On 10 October 2016, at approximately 0820 Pacific Daylight Time, a privately operated de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver aircraft on amphibious floats (registration C-GEWG, serial number 842), departed from Vanderhoof Airport, British Columbia, for a day visual flight rules flight to Laidman Lake, British Columbia. The pilot…

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