ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147641
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| Date: | Monday 13 August 2012 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-GLGJ |
| MSN: | 30-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Brenda Mines, about 18nm W of Kelowna British Columbia -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Penticton Airport, BC (YYF/CYYF) |
| Vancouver/Boundary Bay Airport, Boundary Bay, British Columbia (YDT/CZ | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On August 13, 2012, about 17:29 PDT (Pacific Daylight Time), a Piper PA-30 airplane, (Canadian Registration C-GLGJ) was on a VFR flight plan from Penticton to Boundary Bay, British Columbia. The Canadian Joint Rescue Coordination Centre received an ELT signal, and a search was commenced. The aircraft had crashed in a wooded area near the Brenda Lake mine site, approximately 18 nautical miles west of Kelowna, BC. One of the occupants was deceased, and the other three were transported to the hospital with critical injuries.
Findings as to Causes and Contributing Factors
1. The high density altitude conditions, high aircraft weight, non-use of available turbochargers, and reduced power of the right engine all contributed to a reduced rate of climb.
2. The pilot continued toward an area of higher terrain, and the aircraft was unable to climb rapidly enough to provide adequate terrain clearance.
3. The aircraft collided with terrain, likely while in an area of reduced visibility
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
2. http://www.bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2012/a12p0136/a12p0136.pdf
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20121129000642/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/08/13/bc-kelowna-plane-crash.html
4. http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Kelowna+plane+crash+Rescue+officer+speaks+search+three/7100960/story.html
5. http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2012/08/piper-pa-30-plane-goes-down-west-of.html
6. https://globalnews.ca/radio/cknw/?gref=cknw
7. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/842819-tsb-report.html
8. https://www.flickr.com/photos/23870098@N04/5002697498/sizes/l/
9. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/harnesses-could-have-saved-lives-in-b-c-plane-crash-tsb-1.2442577
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2012 00:21 | gerard57 | Added |
| 14-Aug-2012 03:12 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Aug-2012 10:56 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 14-Aug-2012 14:54 | bizjets101 | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 15-Aug-2012 15:00 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time] |
| 17-Aug-2012 01:31 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2013 13:37 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2017 21:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2017 22:02 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 14-Apr-2017 22:09 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Jan-2024 19:32 | harro | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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