Aircraft Photo of C-GPCF | Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander | Chilcotin Cariboo Aviation | AirHistory.net #470093
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:C-GPCF
Aircraft Original Type:Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander
Aircraft Generic Type:Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander/Defender
Aircraft Version:Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 Islander
C/n (msn):38
Operator Titles:Chilcotin Cariboo Aviation
Location
City / Airport:Vancouver - InternationalMap
Region / Country:British Columbia, Canada
Airport Codes:ICAO: CYVR   IATA: YVR   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:February 1983
Photo by:Gary Vincent
Photo ID: 470093
Photo Comment

1968 Islander went to New York for US distributor Jonas Aircraft in December. Registered N583JA for short leases to small airlines until landing with Oak Harbor Airlines in 1971. Registered N67HA in 1972 when the airlines shortened their name to Harbor Air. Pacific Coastal Airlines brought it to Canada as C-GPCF 1976 - 82.. Chilcotin Cariboo Aviation from August 1982, the aircraft crashed on May 23, 1985 landing at Ten Mile Creek, BC. It was written off, but there were no injuries to those on board.

This photo is copyright © Gary Vincent, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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