Grumman G-21A C-GPCD

Summary

On 3 August 2008 at about 14:00 local time, a Grumman G-21A registered C-GPCD, operated by Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd., was involved in an accident near Port Hardy, Canada. 7 people were on board and 5 died, one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 August 2008 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Port Hardy, Canada

Coordinates

50.4667, -127.4667

Aircraft

Grumman G-21A

Registration

C-GPCD

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Port Hardy → Chamiss Bay

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC08WA096

5 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 August 3, 2008, about 0700, pacific daylight time, a Grumman G-21A, Canadian registration C-GPCD, operated by Pacific Coastal Airlines Ltd., departed from Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada, on a flight to Chamiss Bay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The airplane collided with terrain in the vicinity of Alice Lake, on Vancouver Island. The flight was conducted under the provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations of Canada. The pilot and four passengers received fatal injuries. One passenger received serious injuries, and one passenger received minor 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.