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  1. November 30th, 2009, 18:24 #1
    EasyEd
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    Not all beaver floatplanes do - tragic

    Hey All,

    A beaver went down yesterday killing 6 including a 6 month-old baby. Pilot and one passenger survived though.

    http://www.theprovince.com/news/Seai...337/story.html

    Apparently it was the same beaver that was in the Harrison Ford movie!

    http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Pla...564/story.html

    RIP Folks...

    -Ed-

    An edit: I've flown Seair a few times - never in one of their piston beavers just their turbo-beaver, 185 and 208. The piston beavers I've been in were Baxter planes while the turbo-otter I've been in was Harbour Air.
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  2. December 1st, 2009, 03:35 #2
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    What a shame !
  3. December 1st, 2009, 09:47 #3
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    Thats horrible.

    I wonder what happened.. If there was fog, he might have flown back into the water if he wasnt watching his instruments..

    May their souls rest in peace.


    I wonder if this is the plane from that island movie?


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  4. December 1st, 2009, 14:28 #4
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    That is so tragic. My wife and i fly Seair every summer out to the cabin on Thetis Island so this hits close to home for us.They are a good charter company and the aircraft are always in great condition.Weather out there at this time of year changes so quick. You can fly into a fog bank,rain sqaull,high winds at the drop of a hat out in the islands.RIP to all that perished
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