ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145482
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| Date: | Saturday 5 May 2012 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-GPQV |
| MSN: | 902 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kapekun Lake, MB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gimli, MB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A private Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer departed Gimli at approximately 1700 UTC on a flight note and was reported overdue with RCC Trenton at 03:29 UTC. Canadian Forces search and rescue personnel were dispatched and RCC subsequently notified Winnipeg ACC at 0820 UTC that the aircraft was located overturned in Lake Kapekun (5234.72N 9607.22W), Manitoba, with 1 fatality.
Sources:
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/man-killed-in-float-plane-crash-150391075.html
CADORS 2012C1809
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/images/guestpics-26/george-gimli-lake_la4.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2012 12:20 | harro | Added |
| 07-May-2012 12:40 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
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