ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147951
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| Date: | Sunday 26 August 2012 |
| Time: | 17:46 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Alta Flights Limited |
| Registration: | C-GRGW |
| MSN: | 17265472 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | Avco Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crowsnest Pass, 58 NM SW of Calgary (YYC), Alberta -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An Edmonton area man has died after his plane crashed in the Crowsnest Pass.
Around 5:45 Sunday afternoon 26 August 2012, RCMP were called to an area just off Highway 22 near Chimney Rock Road close to Chain Lakes Provincial Park where the small downed Cessna was spotted.
Aircraft was operating a pipeline surveillance flight when it was reported overdue.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20120831061748/http://www.660news.com:80/news/local/article/395462--fatal-plane-crash-in-the-crowsnest-pass
http://www.sunwestaviation.ca/pipeline_patrol.html Cadors 2012C3754
http://edmontonsun.com/2012/08/27/dead-pilot-from-spruce-grove/wcm/f13607bc-bc4e-4f94-afee-f95b18c769e0
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.planespotting.net/fleetlist/index.php?airline=Alta%20Flights&aircraft=Cessna%20172]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Aug-2012 01:55 | gerard57 | Added |
| 27-Aug-2012 14:47 | bizjets101 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Aug-2012 15:50 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Phase, Source] |
| 30-Aug-2014 18:06 | Aeossurance | Updated [Nature, Narrative] |
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