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| Date: | Friday 29 August 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Pacific Western Airlines |
| Registration: | CF-GIX |
| MSN: | 16 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2 mi S of High Lake, NWT -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | High Lake,NWT |
| Desolation lake,NWT | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Stalled and crashed after engine failure due to water in fuel system.
Sources:
ICAO 59-AN/54
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2018 15:38 | Cobar | Added |
| 11-Dec-2018 15:38 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 02-May-2022 17:40 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Narrative, ] |
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