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Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in Maple Mountain: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1981
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
C-FFHX
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
60
YOM:
1949
Country:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Aircraft flight hours:
20000
Circumstances:
While flying in limited visibility due to marginal weather conditions, the single engine airplane struck trees and crashed in flames on Maple Mountain, about 17 km southwest of Temagami. The pilot Bruce Elliott and three passengers were killed.