Vancouver – Comox – Tofino – Holberg

On November 24, 1955 at 02:00 PM, Vancouver – Comox – Tofino – Holberg experienced a crash involving Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso), operated by Royal Canadian Air Force - RCAF, with the event recorded near Johnstone Strait British Columbia.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

19 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 16 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 15.8%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 14, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing a flight from Vancouver (Sea Island) to Holberg with intermediate stops at Comox and Tofino. On this trip, however, he did not stop at Comox. While flying along the Vancouver Island, an engine failed. The pilot-in-command attempted to ditch the aircraft that crashed into the Johnstone Strait. Three crew members were killed while all others occupants were rescued. Those killed were: F/O P. C. Walker, navigator, F/O D. K. McPherson, radio operator, Ac1 N. C. Thompson.

Aircraft reference details include registration 11073, MSN CV-395, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.4761°, -126.1773°.