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| Date: | Sunday 22 March 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Buchan’s Mining Co Ltd |
| Registration: | CF-GYT |
| MSN: | 182 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Near Hinds Lake, 10 mi. NW of Buchans, NL -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
| Gander, NFL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into a side of a hill when lost height due to heavy icing after taking off from a nearby lake. Pilot and five hockey players survived uninjured.
Sources:
The Calgary Herald 24 March 1959, p32
Edmonton Journal 24 March 1959, p5
http://www.dhc-2.com/id956.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2017 20:38 | TB | Added |
| 13-Jan-2018 10:53 | TB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 14-Jan-2022 11:42 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, ] |
| 27-Oct-2025 07:08 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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