Vancouver – Penticton

On December 22, 1950 at 01:53 PM, Vancouver – Penticton experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by Canadian Pacific Airlines - CP Air, with the event recorded near Penticton British Columbia.

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

18 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 16 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 11.1%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 15, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The approach to Penticton was started in marginal weather conditions when the aircraft hit several trees. While contacting trees, the left wing was sheared off, the aircraft rotated to the left and crashed in a snow covered and wooded area located on the Mt Okanagan, about 27 km north of the Penticton Airport. Sixteen occupants were evacuated, some of them were injured. Unfortunately, both pilots were killed in the accident.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-CUF, MSN 12855, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.4777°, -119.5834°.