Accidents and Incidents
On December 22, 1950, a Douglas C-47 aircraft operated by Canadian Pacific Air Lines, on route from Vancouver International Airport to Penticton Regional Airport, crashed into the Okanagan Mountain, some 26 kilometers (16.3 mi) north of Penticton. Later investigation blamed the crash on the minimum altitude permissible. Two of the aircraft's eighteen occupants, both crew members, were injured. On January 4, 1973, a Convair aircraft operated by Pacific Western Airlines, on route from Vancouver International Airport to Penticton Regional Airport, was hijacked. The hijacker demanded money and to be taken to North Vietnam, but was later arrested. There were no fatalities in this incident.
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