Date & Time: Dec 14, 2013 at 1425 LT
Operator:
Hutch Air
Registration:
C-GFMX
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Abbotsford - Tofino
MSN:
421B-0939
YOM:
1975
Country:
Canada
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
1
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
2
Aircraft flight hours:
8500
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft was performing a flight from Abbotsford to Tofino with two people on board (a father aged 51 and his son aged 25). On approach to Tofino Airport, on Vancouver Island, the aircraft impacted ground and crashed on Vargas Island, off Tofino. The burnt wreckage was found the following day and both occupants were killed.