| Date: | Thursday 8 August 1968 |
| Time: | 20:45 |
| Type: |  Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina |
| Owner/operator: | British Columbia Forest Services |
| Registration: | CF-FFY |
| MSN: | 1842 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shawnigan Lake, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
The PBY-5 was fighting a fire at Jarvis Lake, BC when it struck a tree and crashed. The airplane was making a low pass to release its load of water when it struck the tree.
Sources:
The Sun - Aug 10, 1968
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