Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver off Ucluelet: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 25, 1976
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
West Coast Air Services
Registration:
C-FRJG
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1550
YOM:
1964
Location:
Ucluelet
British Columbia
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft swerved to the left and struck the water while skidding to the right while avoiding a cement channel mark in reduced visibility. A passenger drowned while three other occupants were rescued.

Crash of a Canadian Vickers Stranraer in Ucluelet: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 30, 1941 at 0850 LT
Type of aircraft:
Canadian Vickers Stranraer
Operator:
Registration:
928
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ucluelet - Ucluelet
MSN:
CV-214
YOM:
1941
Location:
Ucluelet
British Columbia
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was returning to base at Ucluelet following a patrol operation with only one engine operating. As it could not maintain height, it crashed in a dense wooded area located half a mile south of the airbase, bursting into flames. Four crew members were killed and four others were slightly injured.
Crew:
F/O Robert Jamieson Gray, pilot, †
Sgt Martin Neil McKay, copilot, †
P/O Albert Cecil Scruton, navigator, †
Cpl Willard John Zenkie, radio operator, †
Cpl G. Atkinson, radio operator,
Sgt L. A. Davies, wireless operator,
Sgt A. G. Gordon, wireless operator,
Sgt F. A. Rogers, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure for unknown reasons. Error in judgment of pilot in not flying at a great enough height over land.
Final Report:
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