ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22995
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| Date: | Friday 29 August 2003 |
| Time: | 21:30 UTC |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Harris Air Freight Ltd |
| Registration: | C-GHAF |
| MSN: | 1408 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 10 NM N Penticton, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Penticton (CYYF) |
| Springbank (CYBW) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed and caught fire.
Aircraft crashed 7 minutes after takeoff from Penticton airport. In flight, the aircraft struck trees and crashed in the Penticton River. All occupants were killed. It seems that the aircraft was overloaded and that the pilot did not gain sufficient altitude while flying in a mountenous area.
PS: Used in movie 1998 "Six Days and Seven Nights" marked as "F-0318"
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
2003P1163
http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/2/4/0/0395042.jpg (Aircraft photo)
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2003/a03p0265/a03p0265.asp (TSB Report A03P0265)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Feb-2012 22:21 | Gluchich | Updated [Cn, Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2012 00:33 | Gluchich | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2016 20:09 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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