ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213191
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| Date: | Thursday 12 July 2018 |
| Time: | 19:58 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 8KCAB Super Decathlon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-GDLP |
| MSN: | 622 80 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | West of Buttonville Municipal Airport (CYKZ), ON -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Toronto-Buttonville Airport, ON (YKZ/CYKZ) |
| Lindsay Airport (CNF4), Ontario | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The privately registered Bellanca 8KCAB aircraft was departing Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport (CYKZ), Ontario, with a student pilot on board for a solo cross-country training flight, first to Lindsay Airport (CNF4), Ontario, then to Stouffville Airport (CBB2), Ontario. The student pilot had been briefed and authorized for the flight by his instructor. He was seated in the front of 2 tandem seats.
The weather was suitable for the flight, with light winds, good visibility, and few clouds.
Air traffic control cleared the aircraft for takeoff from runway 15 at 19:57:24. As the aircraft became airborne, it climbed on the runway heading.
At 19:58:41, while on the initial climb, the pilot transmitted a Mayday call. Irregular engine noises could be heard, and the aircraft was seen turning west in a steep right bank and descending rapidly. The aircraft struck the ground in a right bank and steep nose-down attitude and was destroyed by impact forces and a post-impact fire. The pilot was fatally injured.
In this accident, it could not be determined what type of emergency prompted the pilot to make the Mayday call and attempt to return to the airport. There were no substantial deficiencies noted with either the airframe or the engine components, although damage caused by impact forces and fire limited the TSB's ability to complete a comprehensive examination.
The investigation was unable to determine whether, during the turn-back manoeuvre, the airspeed decreased below a safe flying speed, resulting in an aerodynamic stall, or whether the pilot was distracted by the emergency, resulting in a loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.cp24.com/news/tsb-investigating-fatal-plane-crash-at-buttonville-1.4011511
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/07/12/plane-crash-report-buttonville-airport/
http://archive-server.liveatc.net/cykz/CYKZ-Jul-12-2018-2330Z.mp3
TSB
Images:
Media:
A small plane crashed on takeoff at Buttonville Airport tonight. The aircraft was reportedly taking off from Rwy 15 with a right turn out. The pilot declared a mayday just before the plane crashed and caught fire. pic.twitter.com/7NZx6y8F0v
— phil p (@canuckcam) 13 juli 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2018 05:06 | Geno | Added |
| 13-Jul-2018 13:15 | harro | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jul-2018 13:16 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 05-Aug-2018 06:58 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2019 17:02 | harro | Updated [Nature, Destination airport, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
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