Vancouver – Kemano

On January 21, 1953 at 12:00 AM, Vancouver – Kemano experienced a crash involving Grumman G-21A Goose, operated by Central BC Airways, with the event recorded near Butedale British Columbia.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 83.3%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 5, passenger fatalities: 5, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. En route to Kemano, weather conditions deteriorated. The pilot decided to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the seaplane crashed into the Kingscorner Point located north of Butedale. All five passengers were killed while the pilot survived.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-BHL, MSN 1003, year of manufacture 1937.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 54.5118°, -128.5635°.