Butedale - Swanson Bay

On July 13, 1928 at 12:00 AM, Butedale - Swanson Bay experienced a crash involving Boeing B-1, operated by Western Canada Airways, with the event recorded near Graham Reach British Columbia.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. En route, the pilot encountered low visibility due to heavy rain falls. To obtain more visibility, he decided to clean the windshield but he did not realize he was losing altitude. The seaplane hit the water surface and crashed. All three occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-CASX, MSN 1029, year of manufacture 1928.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.0263°, -128.5317°.