Incident Overview
Date: Friday 21 February 2020
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter
Owner/operator: Harbour Air
Registration Number: C-FIUZ
Location: Vancouver-Coal Harbour SPB, BC (CXH) –
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Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Substantial
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Right-hand wing of the Seair Seaplane Beaver, and the right-hand wing of the Harbour Air DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter.Right-hand wing of the Seair Seaplane Beaver, and the right-hand wing of the Harbour Air DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter.
Category: Other
A float-equipped Seair Seaplane de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver was stolen from Vancouver-Coal Harbour Seaplane Base, Canada. A collision with a Harbour Air DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter, also moored in the harbour, resulted in the right-hand wing of the Beaver separating. The right-hand wing of the Turbine Otter sustained a serious fracture.A float-equipped Seair Seaplane de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver was stolen from Vancouver-Coal Harbour Seaplane Base, Canada. A collision with a Harbour Air DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter, also moored in the harbour, resulted in the right-hand wing of the Beaver separating. The right-hand wing of the Turbine Otter sustained a serious fracture.
Description
A float-equipped Seair Seaplanes de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver was stolen when moored at Vancouver-Coal Harbour Seaplane Base, Canada. The Beaver impacted a float-equipped Harbour Air DHC-3T Vazar Turbine Otter (C-FIUZ) that was also moored in the harbour. It appears that the right-hand wing of the Beaver separated in the accident. The right-hand wing of the Turbine Otter suffered a serious fracture.
Source of Information
https://theprovince.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/attempted-theft-of-seaplane-ends-with-collision-in-vancouver-harbour/wcm/f66de0fd-be1f-41db-914c-0e512b38eb9e, https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/02/21/man-reportedly-takes-off-in-stolen-float-plane-crashes-into-another-in-vancouver/https://theprovince.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/attempted-theft-of-seaplane-ends-with-collision-in-vancouver-harbour/wcm/f66de0fd-be1f-41db-914c-0e512b38eb9e, https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/02/21/man-reportedly-takes-off-in-stolen-float-plane-crashes-into-another-in-vancouver/Primary Cause
Collision between a Seair Seaplane and a Harbour Air DHC-3T aircraft.Collision between a Seair Seaplane and a Harbour Air DHC-3T aircraft.Share on:
