float plane crash> 1 dead , 2 injured. remote logging camp bc

[oldncold]

Ctv news float plane crash remote logging camp . Plane destroyed , 3 pax 1 dead 2 injured. tsb , rcmp dive team ariving today .

The logging camp boat rescued pax.
Condolences to those involved

[SeptRepair]

Although, I didn't know the young man directly, we have a few mutual industry friends. One of those mutual friends witnessed the accident. The fellow AME who passed away, was flying into camp for crew change. He was not a forestry worker as the media has reported. The record for these float plane operators on the northern island/central island is abysmal. It is to the point, that I would rather take a 4 hour water taxi to camp on a crew change day as opposed to flying with these operators. I have no faith in that sector of the industry.

[WrightR2600]

Although, I didn't know the young man directly, we have a few mutual industry friends. One of those mutual friends witnessed the accident. The fellow AME who passed away, was flying into camp for crew change. He was not a forestry worker as the media has reported. The record for these float plane operators on the northern island/central island is abysmal. It is to the point, that I would rather take a 4 hour water taxi to camp on a crew change day as opposed to flying with these operators. I have no faith in that sector of the industry.
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[J31]

One person is dead after a seaplane crashed near Port Hardy, B.C., on Wednesday, the B.C. Coroners Service says.

The Transportation Safety Board told CBC News the plane went down in Warner Bay, a remote area located about 45 kilometres northeast of Port Hardy.

Port Hardy RCMP say they were notified of the crash at about 7:50 p.m. PT Wednesday.

Three people were recovered, one of whom was dead, police said.

Wilderness Seaplanes, which is based out of Port Hardy, said in a statement that one of its aircraft, a Cessna 185, was involved in an accident.

Operations manager Vince Crooks told CBC News there were two passengers and a pilot with about 30 years of experience flying around the West Coast onboard the aircraft. During the landing, he said, the plane flipped over.

He said the pilot and a passenger were able to escape the plane, and tried to save the other passenger who was trapped inside the aircraft, but were unsuccessful.

"Our pilot is very devastated about this," Crooks said in an interview with CBC News.

Crooks said the Canadian Coast Guard and search and rescue arrived on scene within an hour of the crash.

The cause of the crash has not yet been identified, police say, adding that they've brought in special teams to investigate.

In its statement, Wilderness Seaplanes said weather was not a factor in the crash and there was "no indication of mechanical failure."

"It appears to be an accident during an otherwise normal landing on water," the statement reads.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british- ... -1.7342026

[CaptDukeNukem]

Although, I didn't know the young man directly, we have a few mutual industry friends. One of those mutual friends witnessed the accident. The fellow AME who passed away, was flying into camp for crew change. He was not a forestry worker as the media has reported. The record for these float plane operators on the northern island/central island is abysmal. It is to the point, that I would rather take a 4 hour water taxi to camp on a crew change day as opposed to flying with these operators. I have no faith in that sector of the industry.

SeptRepair,

You hit the nail on the head . You guys that have to work up there and fly with these morons are the ones most affected by this . It is an absolute tragedy .

They are morons for what specifically? A botched landing on a lake?

[pelmet]

From TSB....

C-GBTJ, a Wilderness Seaplanes Ltd Cessna A185F departed Port Hardy Water Aerodrome
(CAW5), BC, under visual flight rules to a logging camp in Warner Bay, BC, with 1 pilot and 2
passengers onboard. On landing, after the aircraft contacted the water, control was lost. The
aircraft came to rest with the fuselage underwater. The pilot and 1 passenger egressed the aircraft.
The second passenger was unable to egress and was fatally injured. The aircraft was substantially
damaged.