Date & Time:
Aug 14, 1984
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Latham Island Airways
Registration:
C-FEYZ
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
556
YOM:
1953
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Aircraft flight hours:
14000
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Jamie Lake near Watson Lake, while climbing, the left wing struck a tree. The aircraft lost height, overturned and crashed. The pilot was killed while the passenger, his son, was injured.
