Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 3 August 1955 |
Type: |  Grumman G-73 Mallard |
Operator: | Pacific Western Airlines |
Registration: | CF-IOA |
MSN: | J-39 |
First flight: | 1948 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Kemano, BC ( Canada)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Kemano Airport, BC (XKO), Canada |
Destination airport: | Kitimat Airport, BC, Canada |
Narrative:The G-73 Mallard went missing on a flight between Kemano and Kitimat, BC, Canada.
The wreck was located on a mountain side at 5000 ft elevation, near Kemano, BC.
Sources:
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Grumman G-73 Mallard / Geoff Goodall»
Kemano & Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada ca 1953-1957
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.