ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187834
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 May 2016 |
| Time: | c. 21:25 |
| Type: |  Rockwell Commander 700 |
| Owner/operator: | Ecom Systems Inc |
| Registration: | C-GBCM |
| MSN: | 70027 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | nr Beaverdell, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Boise Airport, ID (BOI/KBOI) |
| Kelowna, BC (CYLW) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The privately owned Rockwell 700 Commander was on a VFR flight from Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field, ID (KBOI) to Kelowna, BC (CYLW) with 6 persons on board. Approximately 34 nautical miles south of Kelowna and at an altitude of 8500 feet ASL, the aircraft ran out of fuel. The pilot feathered both props, extended the landing gear and made an emergency landing in a Christmas tree farm field in the vicinity of Beaverdell, BC. The aircraft hit a fence and trees and sustained wing and tail damage. No Mayday call was made and the ELT was not activated. No injuries were reported.
Sources:
TSB A16P0079
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/we-looked-like-a-big-lawn-dart-6-survive-kelowna-plane-crash-1.2929286
http://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/167122/Miracle-they-survived
2018: http://theprovince.com/news/local-news/survivors-of-near-death-plane-crash-near-kelowna-sue-pilot/wcm/370bb2b7-fc77-4ee4-837c-6828330b497c
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https://flightaware.com/photos/view/2434597-1ef4e8d86133f0a1b6b6446a685c95e4ab5aa4e7/aircraft/CGBCM/sort/date/page/1/size/fullsize
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2016 06:02 | harro | Added |
| 03-Jun-2016 14:22 | Geno | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2018 04:01 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Sep-2022 15:47 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 24-Jan-2024 18:24 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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