Aircraft reported to have 3 on board, pilot and 2 passengers, flying back from a logging camp. Belonged to Air Cab
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Port Hardy Floatplane Nov 24 2022
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Re: Port Hardy Floatplane Nov 24 2022
C-FBMO, a float equipped Cessna A185E, operated by CBE Construction Ltd, was departing a
logging camp in Strachan Bay, BC for Port Hardy Water Aerodrome (CAW5), BC, with 1 pilot and 2
passengers on board. During the initial climb, the aircraft reached an approximate height of 100'
ASL before pitching nose down and colliding with the water. Staff at the logging camp called for
emergency services. They scrambled a boat to the accident site and observed a large fire on the
water's surface. Numerous aircraft, including Search and Rescue aircraft dispatched by the Joint
Rescue Coordination Centre, converged on the area seeking to assist any survivors but none were
found.
The wreckage was located the following day by the RCMP who deployed a dive team to the site.
The pilot and 2 passengers were located within the fuselage of the aircraft and removed. The TSB
deployed to the site and oversaw the recovery and removal of the wreckage.
logging camp in Strachan Bay, BC for Port Hardy Water Aerodrome (CAW5), BC, with 1 pilot and 2
passengers on board. During the initial climb, the aircraft reached an approximate height of 100'
ASL before pitching nose down and colliding with the water. Staff at the logging camp called for
emergency services. They scrambled a boat to the accident site and observed a large fire on the
water's surface. Numerous aircraft, including Search and Rescue aircraft dispatched by the Joint
Rescue Coordination Centre, converged on the area seeking to assist any survivors but none were
found.
The wreckage was located the following day by the RCMP who deployed a dive team to the site.
The pilot and 2 passengers were located within the fuselage of the aircraft and removed. The TSB
deployed to the site and oversaw the recovery and removal of the wreckage.
