Contaminated fuel caused crash on Bella Bella to Port Hardy flight: TSB

Water-contaminated fuel was the cause of 2023 plane crash that the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says “substantially damaged” the the aircraft.
On Dec. 18, 2023, a Wilderness Seaplanes Ltd. Grumman G-21A Goose amphibious aircraft left Bella Bella to Port Hardy with one pilot and four passengers. Before departure, the plane was refuelled from a fuel drum, but experienced a dual engine failure shortly after take-off, and was unable to maintain altitude.
The pilot transmitted a