| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | C-GPVB |
| 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): | 871 |
| Operator Titles: | Air Nootka |
| Location | |
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| City / Seaplane Base: | Campbell River - SeaplaneMap |
| Region / Country: | British Columbia, Canada |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: YHH Local: CAE3 Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 17 August 2010 |
| Photo by: | David A. Montgomery |
| Photo ID: | 588388 |
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Building up speed for takeoff, seen here passing Tyee Spit at the mouth of the Campbell River, Vancouver Island. Suffered a sadly fatal crash on 16 August 2013 while departing Hesquiat Lake to return to base at Gold River. In conditions of rain and a very low cloud base, it impacted the top of a tall tree on rising ground and a post-crash fire developed. The pilot and a passenger did not survive, but a search and rescue helicopter recovered the four other passengers who managed to escspe the fuselage. This photo is copyright © David A. Montgomery, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 July 2023, and has since been viewed 197 times. |