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| Date: | Monday 2 September 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Watson Lake Flying Services |
| Registration: | CF-EYV |
| MSN: | 478 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yukon - Mackenzie mountains, 110 mi. SW of Fort Norman, NT -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Coates Lake |
| Watson Lake | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in poor weather.
Clear weather, crashed into the side of a valley in the Mackenzie mountains while attempting to turn back from a pass that clouded in.
Sources:
Personal memory. I was supposed to be on the flight, but lost my spot through a coin toss. Coates Lake is named after Jim Coates, the geologist I lost my seat to.
http://www.dhc-2.com/cn478.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Jul-2011 13:27 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jul-2011 13:00 | TB | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 25-Jun-2014 07:43 | David Henry | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jan-2022 12:41 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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