Dogbreath
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Sad to see this one go down so soon after the August crash.
Seven killed in B.C. plane crash
Lone survivor taken to Vancouver General Hospital after aircraft slammed into Thormanby Island
- Seven people have died after a Pacific Coastal aircraft slammed into a steep hillside on south Thormanby Island on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast. It's the airline's second deadly crash in three months.
A lone survivor was initially taken to St. Mary's Hospital in Sechelt before being transferred to Vancouver General Hospital, according to the B.C. Ambulance Service.
The crash occurred on a steep hillside on Thormanby Island across from Half Moon Bay.
Bill Yearwood, spokesman for the Transportation Safety Board (TSB), said it's not known at this time what caused the crash. The plane has exploded into a mass of burning wreckage, he said, and it's too early to come to any conclusions.
Victoria Rescue Coordination Centre spokesman Wayne Bamford said crews are currently on scene hoisting other people on board the flight from Vancouver to Powell River.
The coast guard began its search when the flight was reported overdue on Sunday.
The group was heading to a Plutonic Power work camp on Toba Inlet.
Plutonic Power is a green energy company currently developing several run-of-river hydroelectric projects in B.C. Its flagship project, the 196 Mega-watt East Toba and Montrose project, is currently under construction, with operation to begin in 2010.
TSB investigators will visit the site Monday morning to continue the investigation.
The Pacific Coastal website says the Grumman Goose was first flown in 1937. Only 345 were built, but a number still operate in coastal areas due to their rugged construction and amphibious capability.
This is the second crash in four months for Pacific Coastal Airlines. In August, a Grumman Goose G21A amphibious plane disappeared 10 minutes after takeoff on a routine flight from Port Hardy to a logging camp at Chamiss Bay, near Kyuquot Inlet. The charred wreckage was found hours later in dense brush on a hillside north of Port Alice.
Five people died, while two survived, including Bob Pomponio of Campbell River, who was able to send text messages from his cellphone to guide rescuers to the remote crash site. Both surviving men were among a crew of six workers with Seaspan International headed to Chamiss Bay to load logs onto barges.
At the time, police had suggested that crash was caused by a stalled engine, but Yearwood said engine malfunction had been ruled out. A final report has not yet been drafted. Yearwood said it was unfortunate that this is the second crash for Pacific Coastal Airlines in such a short time, but added the TSB has not been called into investigate the company prior to the August crash in recent years.
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=171bbaf0-97c6-49d1-a155-23c54756cf68
Seven killed in B.C. plane crash
Lone survivor taken to Vancouver General Hospital after aircraft slammed into Thormanby Island
- Seven people have died after a Pacific Coastal aircraft slammed into a steep hillside on south Thormanby Island on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast. It's the airline's second deadly crash in three months.
A lone survivor was initially taken to St. Mary's Hospital in Sechelt before being transferred to Vancouver General Hospital, according to the B.C. Ambulance Service.
The crash occurred on a steep hillside on Thormanby Island across from Half Moon Bay.
Bill Yearwood, spokesman for the Transportation Safety Board (TSB), said it's not known at this time what caused the crash. The plane has exploded into a mass of burning wreckage, he said, and it's too early to come to any conclusions.
Victoria Rescue Coordination Centre spokesman Wayne Bamford said crews are currently on scene hoisting other people on board the flight from Vancouver to Powell River.
The coast guard began its search when the flight was reported overdue on Sunday.
The group was heading to a Plutonic Power work camp on Toba Inlet.
Plutonic Power is a green energy company currently developing several run-of-river hydroelectric projects in B.C. Its flagship project, the 196 Mega-watt East Toba and Montrose project, is currently under construction, with operation to begin in 2010.
TSB investigators will visit the site Monday morning to continue the investigation.
The Pacific Coastal website says the Grumman Goose was first flown in 1937. Only 345 were built, but a number still operate in coastal areas due to their rugged construction and amphibious capability.
This is the second crash in four months for Pacific Coastal Airlines. In August, a Grumman Goose G21A amphibious plane disappeared 10 minutes after takeoff on a routine flight from Port Hardy to a logging camp at Chamiss Bay, near Kyuquot Inlet. The charred wreckage was found hours later in dense brush on a hillside north of Port Alice.
Five people died, while two survived, including Bob Pomponio of Campbell River, who was able to send text messages from his cellphone to guide rescuers to the remote crash site. Both surviving men were among a crew of six workers with Seaspan International headed to Chamiss Bay to load logs onto barges.
At the time, police had suggested that crash was caused by a stalled engine, but Yearwood said engine malfunction had been ruled out. A final report has not yet been drafted. Yearwood said it was unfortunate that this is the second crash for Pacific Coastal Airlines in such a short time, but added the TSB has not been called into investigate the company prior to the August crash in recent years.
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=171bbaf0-97c6-49d1-a155-23c54756cf68
