Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
Datum: | Samstag 19 August 1995 |
Zeit: | 09:06 |
Flugzeugtyp: | Douglas C-47B-1-DL (DC-3C) |
Fluggesellschaft: | Air North |
Kennzeichen: | C-GZOF |
Werknummer: | 20833 |
Baujahr: | 1944 |
Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 3 |
Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 1 / Insassen: 3 |
Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Unfallort: | nahe Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR) ( Kanada)
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Flugphase: | Annäherung (APR) |
Betriebsart: | Leerflug |
Flug von: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR), Kanada |
Flug nach: | Prince Rupert-Digby Island Airport, BC (YPR/CYPR), Kanada |
Unfallbericht:After a two-year lease period to Wagisla Air, the DC-3 was flown back to Air North. The aircraft took off from Vancouver runway 08 but was forced to return due to a no. 2 engine failure (overspeeding prop). The DC-3 struck the embankment of the Fraser River during the turn to runway 30.
Informationsquelle:
» ICAO Adrep Summary 5/95 (#69)
» CADORS Number: 1995P0326
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accident date:
19-08-1995type: Douglas DC-3C
registration: C-GZOF
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Vancouver International Airport, BC to Prince Rupert-Digby Island Airport, BC as the crow flies is 749 km (468 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.