ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 324604
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 September 1995 |
| Time: | 19:10 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter |
| Owner/operator: | Western Straits Air |
| Registration: | C-FEBX |
| MSN: | 38 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1954 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16428 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 13 km NW of Campbell River, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Triumph Bay, BC |
| Campbell River Airport, BC (YBL/CYBL) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Approaching Campbell River, the pilot requested and received a special visual flight rules (SVFR) clearance to enter the Campbell River control zone. While on an intercept heading for the final approach and in straight-and-level flight, the aircraft crashed into the northwest side of a 1,047-foot mountain at about the 860-foot level.
CAUSES: "The pilot progressively lost situational awareness while attempting to navigate in conditions of low visibility or in cloud and was unaware of the rapidly rising terrain in his flight path. Contributing to this accident were the existing visual flight regulations and the prevailing industry attitudes and practices which did not provide adequate safety margins. Contributing to the severity of the injuries was the detachment of the passenger seats at impact."
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