C-GGAW — 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

November 1, 2000Accident
A de Havilland DHC-6-100 float-equipped Twin Otter (serial number 086), operated by West Coast Air Ltd., was on a regularly scheduled flight as Coast 608 from Vancouver Harbour water aerodrome, British Columbia, to Victoria Harbour water aerodrome. The flight departed at about 1510 Pacific standard time with two crew members and 15 passengers on board.
De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter
Findings as to Causes and Contributing Factors: 1. A planetary gear disintegrated in the propeller reduction gearbox of the No. 2 engine and caused the engine drive shaft to disconnect from the propeller, resulting in a loss of propulsion from this engine. 2. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records2 on file

Worst recorded outcome: substantial damage.

November 1, 2000Accidentsubstantial damage
DE Havilland DHC-6-100 · Vancouver Harbour · A00P0210
A00P0210: The West Coast Air Twin Otter (DeHavilland DHC6-100, s/n 086) was in the take-off phase of flight from the Vancouver Harbour (CYHC) water aerodrome. The aircraft was operating under the call sign Coast 608 (C608) and was carrying 2 crew members and 15 passengers for the destination of Victoria. The aircraft…
April 26, 1997Incident
DE Havilland DHC-6-200 · Vancouver Harbour · A97P0103
A97p0103: the float equipped dehavilland twin otter departed vancouver harbour on a VFR flight to victoria. Harbour tower cleared the crew to change frequencies to vancouver terminal as the crew were climbing through 1500 feet, westbound, past the lions gate bridge.nav canada 200 was a canadair challenger on a visual…

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