| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | C-FYYU |
| Aircraft Original Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver (L-20/U-6) |
| Aircraft Version: | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver Mk1 |
| C/n (msn): | 1573 |
| Operator Titles: | West Coast Air |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Vancouver - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: CYVR IATA: YVR Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | May 1980 |
| Photo by: | Gary Vincent |
| Photo ID: | 581287 |
| Photo Comment |
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Originally ordered be Hawker-De Havilland Australia, the registration VH-IMA nor the delivery was taken up. Allocated registration CF-YYU in 1964, it does not seem to have appeared on the Canadian Civil Registry until 1971 with Victoria Flying Services. C-FYYU by the time West Coast Air bought it circa 1979 - 80, it merged into the Air BC fleet in 1981. On July 30, 1981 enroute to Ocean Falls, BC, the aircraft crashed in the bush eight miles short of destination. It had run out of fuel and stalled trying to stretch a glide to a small inlet. This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 June 2023, and has since been viewed 269 times. |