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| Date: | Thursday 6 September 1979 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Gulf-Air Aviation |
| Registration: | C-FODS |
| MSN: | 984 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shoal Harbour, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Shoal Harbour, BC |
| Campbell River, BC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Diving into the ground after take-off, exploded and destroyed by fire. One passenger walked out from the wreckage seconds after impact but died in the hospital the same day.
Sources:
http://www.dhc-2.com/cn984.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Aug-2011 10:45 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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