Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in Bamaji Lake: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 30, 1971
Registration:
CF-GQU
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bamaji Lake - Dorothy Lake
MSN:
107
YOM:
1951
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
On floats, the aircraft departed from a bay at the North East end of Bamaji Lake on a flight to Dorothy Lake 12 ml to the North. This was the first of two trips to transport a family and their supplies to the lake. The mother and four children were being taken on this trip. The noise of the engine was heard and the aircraft disappeared round a point on what appeared to be a normal take off. Shortly after a loud noise like a twelve bore shotgun was heard by witnesses at the departure point. They went down the bay by boat to find a small portion of the tail and pieces of floats only, visible above the water. There were no survivors.
Source: www.dhc-2.com
Source: www.dhc-2.com
