Grumman G-21A Goose crash, Dec 18, 2023, Bella Bella
Grumman G-21A Goose accident on December 18, 2023 near Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: TSB: fuel drums were stored in...
- Date: December 18, 2023
- Aircraft: Grumman G-21A Goose
- Location: Bella Bella, British Columbia, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: TSB: fuel drums were stored in a way that let water contaminate the fuel, no filters or water detection were used, procedures and training for drum fueling were missing, and fuel sampling was often omitted.
A Grumman Goose lost power in both engines shortly after takeoff from Bella Bella and force landed in a wooded area about 1.5 km from the airfield. All five aboard were injured, with minor injuries. The TSB found that water contaminated fuel from a drum had caused the engine failures.