Accident Cessna 177A Cardinal C-FEFQ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140426
 
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Date:Wednesday 14 December 2011
Time:19:11 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C177 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 177A Cardinal
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: C-FEFQ
MSN: 17701289
Year of manufacture:1969
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Near Leikin Drive, Nepean, about 2 miles from CYOW Airport, ONT -   Canada
Phase: Approach
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Wilkes-Barre Valley Airport - KWBW
Destination airport:Ottawa/Carp (Carp) Airport - CYRP
Investigating agency: TSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A Cessna 177A Cardinal crashed about 2 miles short of Runway 07 while conducting an ILS approach to Ottawa/Macdonald-Cartier International Airport - CYOW, ONT. According flightlogs an IFR flightplan with destination Ottawa/Carp (Carp) Airport - CYRP was filed, but the pilot decided to divert to CYOW due to weather.
The Cessna Cardinal crashed through some power lines, broke two hydro poles near Leikin Drive, Nepean. Pieces of the aircraft have been reported to be found in the RCMP complex nearby.

Both occupants were killed.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: TSB
Report number: A11O0239
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 10 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

CADORS #2011O3682
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/two-dead-after-plane-crashes-in-southwest-ottawa-1.740240
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ottawacitizen.com/dead+Ottawa+plane+crash/5862026/story.html]
http://www.ottawasun.com/2011/12/14/search-on-for-downed-plane
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CFEFQ/history/20111213/1956Z/TBIRD271010/KCRG

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Cessna-177A/1080030/L (photo)
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/pilot-in-2011-fatal-crash-inexperienced-with-nigh...]

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Dec-2011 05:42 dhoisak Added
15-Dec-2011 08:29 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Dec-2011 08:40 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]
16-Dec-2011 05:25 RobertMB Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative]
31-Oct-2013 18:50 peterj Updated [Source, Narrative]

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