ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199205
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| Date: | Thursday 24 August 2017 |
| Time: | c. 19:30 |
| Type: |  American Aviation AA-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 NM east of Swift Current, SK (CYYN) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Swift Current, SK (CYYN) |
| Regina, SK (CYQR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A privately registered American Aviation AA-5 on a VFR flight from Nelson, BC (CZNL) to Regina, SK (CYQR) crashed approximately east of Swift Current, SK (CYYN) at approximately 0130Z. There were 2 occupants, both reported to have sustained fatal injuries.
A witness, working north of Swift Current, about a half mile away, saw the plane take off from the airport. the plane didn’t seem to be going very fast and the tail was dragging a bit. after several seconds “It tipped off to the right and spiralled to the ground.”
Sources:
CADORS
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/swift-current-airport-fatal-incident-update-1.4262408
http://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2017/08/27/deux-quebecois-perissent-dans-un-ecrasement-davion
http://leaderpost.com/news/saskatchewan/two-dead-as-plane-crashes-shortly-after-takeoff-from-swift-current-airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2017 06:17 | harro | Added |
| 28-Aug-2017 11:27 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Aug-2017 11:32 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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