Float Plane

• ‘Caution for the westbound boat’: New audio released from Vancouver float plane crash

  The Transportation Safety Board will investigate the moments before the collision but experts say the visibility in a float plane during takeoff can be limited.

  Canada

  Jun 11, 2024
  
• 2 bodies found after seaplane crashes in St. Lawrence River near Quebec City

  Police officers, firefighters and coast guard members had been deployed to search for the aircraft, with aerial support from the army.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2023
  
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• 2 men missing after float plane crashes in St. Lawrence River near Quebec City

  Police officers, firefighters and coast guard members were deployed to search for the aircraft, with aerial support from the army.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2023
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• No injuries in Oak Lake plane crash, Manitoba RCMP say

  Police said a float plane was trying to land on the lake Sunday morning when the incident happened. When the plane touched down, its wing hit the water, causing the crash. 

  Canada

  Aug 1, 2023
• Visual impediments led to 2021 float plane, water taxi collision in Tofino, B.C.: TSB report

  According to the TSB, neither the plane pilot nor the captain of the water taxi that crashed in Tofino Harbour in 2021 saw 'that their routes would conflict until it was too late.'

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2023
• No injuries to pilot after float plane makes emergency landing on lake near airport

  The plane lost power and the pilot was hoping to land at the airport outside Halifax, but didn't make it.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2021
• Boater helps rescue 2 after plane crashes into Lake Scugog: Durham police

  A float plane crashed into Lake Scugog near Port Perry around 1 p.m. Wednesday, police said.

  Traffic

  Sep 15, 2021
• Wing lift strut fatigue caused fatal float-plane crash near Little Grand Rapids: TSB

  A fracture in a float-plane's wing lift strut led to a crash that killed three people near Little Grand Rapids in October of 2019. 

  Canada

  Jan 6, 2021
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• Float plane crashes into wheat field outside Unity, Sask.

  A man says he was surprised after a float plane crashed into his wheat field Saturday night just outside Unity, Sask.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2020
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• Floatplane makes emergency landing east of Sherwood Park

  A pilot was able to walk away with no injuries after making an emergency landing of his floatplane east of Sherwood Park, Alta., on Saturday. 

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  Apr 25, 2020