Lethbridge – Vancouver

On April 28, 1947 at 11:13 PM, Lethbridge – Vancouver experienced a crash involving Lockheed 18 LodeStar, operated by Trans-Canada Air Lines - TCAL, with the event recorded near Vancouver British Columbia.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

15 people were known to be on board, 15 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 12, passenger fatalities: 12, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Vancouver from the North, the crew did not realized that his altitude was insufficient due to the low visibility caused by night. The twin engine aircraft hit the east slope of a mountain located near Mt Elsay, some 16 km north of Vancouver. SAR operations were conducted in a large area but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. Walkers found the wreckage of the aircraft in a remote area on September 27, 1994.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-TDF, MSN 18-2248, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.2609°, -123.1140°.