St John Harbour - Sandspit

On July 11, 2014 at 03:50 PM, St John Harbour - Sandspit experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, operated by 0784238 BC, with the event recorded near Saint John Harbour British Columbia.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 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: 3, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after take off from Saint John Harbour, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed on the shore of the Athlone Island, bursting into flames. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and all four occupants were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FFRL, MSN 482, year of manufacture 1953.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.1957°, -128.4781°.