Jackson Bay - Campbell River

On April 20, 2007 at 03:41 PM, Jackson Bay - Campbell River experienced a crash involving Beechcraft D18, operated by Vancouver Island Air, with the event recorded near Jackson Bay British Columbia.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 7 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: 6, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The left engine of the float equipped Beechcraft D18S suffered a loss of oil pressure shortly after takeoff from Jackson Bay, BC. The engine lost power, the aircraft yawed to the left and while contacting the water, the left float was torn off. The pilot and all six passengers escaped with six life jackets and held on to one float which remained afloat. The aircraft sank within a minute. All seven occupants were rescued in about half an hour. One passenger got a minor injury and all suffered some levels of hypothermia.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-GVIB, MSN A-480, year of manufacture 1949.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 50.5307°, -125.8272°.