Tofino - Nanaimo

On September 9, 1974 at 12:00 AM, Tofino - Nanaimo experienced a crash involving Grumman G-21A Goose, operated by West Coast Air Services, with the event recorded near Mt Hooper (Vancouver Island) British Columbia.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

11 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 9, passenger fatalities: 9, other fatalities: 0.

While cruising in marginal weather conditions, the seaplane struck the slope of Mt Hooper located 45 km southwest of Nanaimo. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all 11 occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FPVE, MSN 1200, year of manufacture 1942.