Cessna 172

Summary

On 13 October 2007 at about 22:00 local time, a Cessna 172, operated by Parrallel Seaplanesf Inc., was involved in an accident near Bamfield, Canada. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 October 2007 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bamfield, Canada

Coordinates

48.8167, -125.0667

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

Not recorded

Category

Airplane

Operator

Parrallel Seaplanesf Inc.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bamfield → Lake Cowichan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ANC08WA015

3 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 13, 2007, about 1500 pacific daylight time, a float-equipped Cessna 172, Canadian registration C-GGVK, crashed while maneuvering in mountainous terrain, about 15 nautical miles east of Bamfield, British Columbia, Canada. The flight was operated by Parallel Seaplanes Inc., Lake Cowichan, British Columbia, as an instructional/proficiency flight for the floatplane rated pilot. The flight was conducted under the provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations of Canada. The pilot, the flight instructor, and a passenger received fatal injuries. This report is for information purposes only. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, and contains only the information released by, or obtained from the Government of Canada. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Place du Centre 200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada (819) 994-4252

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.