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Grumman Goose Crash In British Columbia - 5 Dead

LeftCoaster From Cayman Islands, joined Nov 2007, 70 posts, RR: 0
Posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 2036 times:

Very sad news from the Canadian West Coast...

A Pacific Coastal Airlines (an airline I have flown several times) Grumman Goose crashed near the Northern Tip of Vancouver Island in BC, Canada ~ killing 5 of the 7 people on-board.

The link below has the full story & a video report.

http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/l.../20080803/?hub=BritishColumbiaHome

(I apologize if this has already been posted).

[Edited 2008-08-04 06:14:56]

[Edited 2008-08-04 06:32:02]

[Edited 2008-08-04 06:32:37]

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Ulfinator From United States, joined Mar 2004, 276 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 2023 times:

That is really too bad.

I flew on a 340 with them to Vancouver Island a few summers ago. I always wanted to fly on one of those amphibians.

Thoughts and prayers to the families and friends who lost loved ones.

CanadianNorth From Canada, joined Aug 2002, 3207 posts, RR: 16
Reply 2, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 1865 times:

Heard about this last night via a buddy of mine. Sad news indeed, I was just watching a PasCo goose taking off a couple days ago and thinking that would be cool to go flying on some time. Hopefully they can find the cause soon and prevent it from happening again.

CanadianNorth

Passenger at 4A changed out, function checks serviceable.

Rikkus67 From Canada, joined Jun 2000, 999 posts, RR: 2
Reply 3, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 5 days ago) and read 1837 times:

My thoughts and prayers to the victims and families.

Pacific Coastal flies an interesting fleet of planes, that provides needed service around British Columbia. I do hope this tragedy doesn't damage Pacific Coastal's long term reputation.

OptionsCLE From United States, joined Jun 2004, 466 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 21 hours ago) and read 1718 times:

I flew with them from Vancouver to Port Hardy in 2004. Great little airline and I enjoyed my ride on the Shorts. Sad to hear about this accident.

Multimark From Canada, joined Jul 2006, 413 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 1584 times:

Looks like one of the engines may be at fault. Survivor texted rescuers to location:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/0...0804/national/plane_crash_survivor

YVRLTN From Canada, joined Oct 2006, 918 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 1571 times:

Report from RCMP - rego is incorrect though, I would say it is C-GPCD

http://bc.rcmp.ca/ViewPage.action?si...eId=50&contentId=5755&languageId=1

Last flight AC1182 YVR/YYZ & AC161 YYZ/YVR A320

Tsl1011 From Canada, joined Jan 2004, 70 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (1 year 3 months 3 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 1477 times:

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Quoting YVRLTN (Reply 6):
Report from RCMP - rego is incorrect though, I would say it is C-GPCD

It looks like you're right - I just saw an aerial view of the crash site on the evening news and there was a bald eagle painted on the tail, exactly like that seen on a photograph of C-GPCD on our local aviation forum.

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