Canada’s Transportation Safety Board is urging seaplane pilots to be aware of risks when landing on calm and glassy water, after a crash two years ago that claimed the life of a passenger. The Cessna seaplane carrying three people was landing at a logging camp at Warner Bay, northeast of Port Hardy, when it flipped over on Oct. 2, 2024… One of the passengers was able to escape the submerged cabin and help the pilot to surface, but the second passenger was trapped by a safety belt and drowned, the report said. The investigation found that the landing happened in “glass-water” conditions, with a mirror-like water surface devoid of any disturbance, which can make it hard for pilots to judge a plane’s speed and position. …Vince Crooks of Port Hardy-based Wilderness Seaplanes said witnesses saw … one float “dug fairly deep … the wing caught and it more cartwheeled.” He said the pilot … has about 30 years of experience with float planes all over the world.

Transportation Safety Board of Canada: Investigation report: Fatal seaplane accident in Warner Bay, British Columbia