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| Date: | Wednesday 1 August 2018 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180H Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Fort Langley Air |
| Registration: | C-FCDQ |
| MSN: | 18052166 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tyaughton Lake, Bridge River Country, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Tyaughton Lake, BC |
| Tyaughton Lake, BC | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A float-equipped Cessna 180H aircraft operated by Fort Langley Air, was taking off from Tyaughton Lake, BC with 3 persons on board for a photography flight. As the aircraft was climbing through approximately 300 feet shortly after takeoff, the instructor pilot, who was seated in the back left seat, observed fuel leaking from the left wing. The instructor pilot informed the pilot flying about the fuel leak, and instructed to turn back and land on the lake. The pilot flying reduced the airspeed and initiated right turn. Shortly after the turn was initiated, control of the aircraft was lost and the aircraft impacted the surface of the lake. The aircraft came to rest inverted in water, approximately 10 to 15 feet deep, and 50 feet from the shore of the lake. The instructor pilot and the passenger were fatally injured; the pilot flying sustained serious injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/rescue-crews-respond-to-float-plane-crash-in-b-c-interior
https://globalnews.ca/news/4366144/gold-bridge-float-plane-crash/
https://theprovince.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/three-or-four-aboard-a-small-float-plane-that-crashed-on-b-c-lake/wcm/96d45e58-262f-4525-a500-373d1262f13b
https://infotel.ca/newsitem/emergency-crews-responding-to-plane-crash-on-remote-bc-lake/it54562
https://www.pinkbike.com/news/float-plane-crash-on-tyaughton-lake-in-the-south-chilcotins.html?trk=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
https://globalnews.ca/news/4367783/tyaughton-lake-crash/
https://theprovince.com/news/local-news/efforts-underway-to-recover-third-passenger-after-plane-crash-near-lillooet/wcm/630e98ac-0e10-4ea4-97f0-ba5b7f046cfd
https://theprovince.com/news/local-news/efforts-underway-to-recover-third-passenger-after-plane-crash-near-lillooet/wcm/630e98ac-0e10-4ea4-97f0-ba5b7f046cfd?video_autoplay=true
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-george-and-aldergrove-b-c-men-victims-of-fatal-float-plane-crash-1.4771603?cmp=rss
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https://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/ca/FCDQ
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/C-FCDQ.html
http://www.fortlangleyair.com/aircraft/
Images:
Photo: Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Media:
ACTIVE #SAR #JRCC is responding to a float plane which has crashed off Tyaughton Lake B.C.
— Victoria JRCC CCCOS (@VicJRCC_CCCOS) 1 août 2018
#CCCOS répondre à un écrasement d’hydravion au large de Tyaughton Lake en C.-B. https://t.co/ztwibbHYmo pic.twitter.com/6qIBwxTGZW
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Aug-2018 22:57 | Geno | Added |
| 01-Aug-2018 23:02 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Aug-2018 23:05 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Photo, ] |
| 02-Aug-2018 00:23 | Geno | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2018 07:01 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Photo, ] |
| 02-Aug-2018 07:03 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, ] |
| 02-Aug-2018 19:31 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2018 19:45 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Aug-2018 19:46 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 03-Aug-2018 05:16 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2018 12:28 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2018 12:28 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Aug-2018 12:32 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Photo, ] |
| 01-Oct-2018 19:45 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Feb-2019 09:25 | harro | Updated [Destination airport, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
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