Zeballos – Tofino

On August 4, 1951 at 12:00 AM, Zeballos – Tofino experienced a crash involving Noorduyn Norseman, operated by Queen Charlotte Airlines, with the event recorded near Vancouver Island British Columbia.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 6, passenger fatalities: 6, other fatalities: 0.

On a flight from Zeballos to Tofino, the single engine aircraft disappeared. As it failed to arrive, SAR operations were conducted but eventually suspended few days later as no trace of the aircraft nor the seven occupants was found. It is believed the aircraft may have crash into the sea off the Vancouver Island.

Aircraft reference details include registration CF-GRQ, MSN 328, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.5929°, -125.7026°.