ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335762
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 October 1951 |
| Time: | 18:55 |
| Type: |  Consolidated Canso A |
| Owner/operator: | Queen Charlotte Airlines |
| Registration: | CF-FOQ |
| MSN: | 395 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1941 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mt. Benson, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Kildala, BC |
| Vancouver (unknown airport), BC |
While flying VFR in adverse weather conditions, the pilot mistook Nanaimo for Vancouver. The plane crashed into Mt. Benson.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The probable cause of this accident was the continuance of the flight VFR at night under conditions of restricted visibility. Whilst it cannot be determined conclusively, it is probable that through a navigational error the pilot mistook Nanaimo for Vancouver. This may have been precipitated by inadequate pre-flight preparation in that the latest Meteorological Information was not obtained by the pilot before taking off on the south bound flight."
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