Watson Lake Flying Services DHC-2 Beaver, CF-IBP, was photographed while visiting the Altin, BC waterfront in June 1980. The aircraft was delivered new to B.C. Air Lines in March 1955 and was acquired by Watson Lake Flying Services in Dec. 1967. It crashed 60 miles SW of Watson Lake, BC on Sep 22, 1996. 1 killed. wreck status unknown. The historic gold mining town Atlin is on the east side of Atlin Lake, 92 miles SE of Whitehorse Airport. In the 1920s is became an exotic tourist destination only accessible by boat and later bush plane until the first road was built to the Yukon in 1950-1951.

Originally this Otter was delivered to the US Army as 55-2975. Watson Lake Flying Services owned it 1977 - 1997. Sold to P&D Aircraft Leasing, the aircraft was leased to Blok Air flying out of Thompson, MB. Returned to P&D in 1999 when Blok Air ran into difficulties, they instead took over and restructured the company, re-naming it Venture Air. On September 15, 1999, the float plane was flying to Nicholson Lake, MB when a cylinder cracked with the engine losing power and catching fire. Setting down on an unnamed lake, everyone escaped but could only watch the aircraft burn.