C-GZBQ
THE de Havilland AIRCRAFT OF CANADA LIMITED DHC-2 · built 1956
Register facts: Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (open data, file dated October 27, 2026).
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Safety history
- October 2, 1999Accident
Findings as to Causes and Contributing Factors: - The engine quit operating because the aircraft fuel system was contaminated with a large amount of water. - The most likely source of the water contamination was the drums from which the aircraft was refuelled. - A proper filter to prevent water contamination was not used when the aircraft was refuelled. Full accident record
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records5 on file
Worst recorded outcome: substantial damage.
- October 27, 2008Accidentsubstantial damage
A08A0142: C-GZBQ, a Straits Air De Havilland DHC2 Beaver, had been converted from float to wheel landing gear and was departing from a prepared area for a positioning flight to a nearby base with the pilot as the sole occupant. During the take-off roll, the aircraft contacted trees, nosed over, and came to rest…
- October 2, 1999Accidentsubstantial damage
A99C0245: The de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver seaplane departed from Big Trout Lake, Ontario, on a visual flight rules flight for Geraldton, Ontario, with a pilot and an aircraft maintenance engineer on board. After encountering adverse weather conditions en route to Geraldton, the pilot decided to divert to Pickle Lake…
- September 25, 1999Accidentsubstantial damage
A99C0239: The pilot of the North Star Air DHC-2, C-GZBQ, had landed and dropped three passengers off at a small lake approximately 16 miles north of Angling Lake, Ontario. Returning empty, the pilot commenced his take-off run. The aircraft was on the step but not quite ready to lift off when the left float struck a…
- January 13, 1998Accidentsubstantial damage
A98c0010: the lockhart air services ltd. De havilland, dhc-2 mki, aircraft (c-gzbq) was being used to transport three barrels of fuel oil from wunnummin lake to long dog lake, ontario.during the landing on the ski strip at long dog lake, the ski-equipped aircraft touched down on both main skis and as the aircraft…
- July 29, 1981Accidentsubstantial damage
The pilot reported that he was departing from a small northern lake on a whale survey flight. Although the wind was northerly and gusting to 28 kts the pilot, because take-off to the east afforded a longer distance, attempted a crosswind take-off. He apparently lifted off prematurely, began drifting to the right and…
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).