ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23063
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| Date: | Monday 31 May 1999 |
| Time: | 15:30 UTC |
| Type: | Beaver RX 650 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | C-IDBZ |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 6 Nm SE of Red Lake Airport, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
At 0515Z, the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police contacted the Winnipeg Area Control Centre to advise that an ultralight aircraft had crashed approximately six (6) nautical miles southeast of the Red Lake Airport near the Chukuni River. It was reported that the aircraft had burned on impact and that both occupants on board were fatally injured. The registration of the aircraft could not be determined at the time but was later confirmed by the T.S.B. as C-IDBZ and float-equipped. The aircraft apparently departed Red Lake on a VFR flight. No more details available. T.S.B. advised. Two (2) S.O.B. O.P.I.: PAB Supplemental information from T.S.B. Initial Notification (#A99C0113): Witnesses observed the Beaver RX650 in flight at about 1,000 feet AGL near the owner/pilot's home base at Red Lake. They noted that the sound of the engine seemed to change, after which the aircraf assumed several steep pitch or bank manoeuvers. The aircraft was then observed in a steep nose-down descent. Part of one wing reportedly became detached from the rest of the aircraft. The aircraft crashed and was consumed by a post-impact fire. The two occupants suffered fatal injuries. T.S.B. Investigators have deployed to the site.Note: accident time reported by T.S.B. is 20:30 CDT on May 31, 1999 compared with 0343Z on May 31, 1999 as reported by NAV CANADA. Supplemental information from Minister¿s Observer (1999/06/07): Witnesses to the occurrence stated that while taxiing for departure, the aircraft¿s tail seemed to be almost touching the water, and that on take-off, it appeared as though the stabiliser was taking a severe pounding from the spray from the floats. TSB Investigators believe that this was probably induced by the fact that the larger of the two (2) occupants (the pilot) was in the rear seat and that the aircraft had been modified (by the addition of a special trim tab) to accommodate his rather large mass, with him normally sitting in the front seat as the sole occupant.Witnesses further stated that after take-off , it appeared as though pieces of a tissue-like material (likely pieces of skin from the horizontal stabilizer) were flying off of the aircraft, immediately prior to the aircraft making an abrupt nose-down attitude change (nearly vertical) in which it remained until impact. Shortly after the aircraft entered the dive, one of the wings separated from the fuselage (likely due to excessive loading). Examination of the wreckage showed signs of a fractured piece of the stabilizer (which does not appear to have been caused by the ground impact), indicating an in-flight failure of the horizontal stabilizer which caused the aircraft to stall. This theory is supported by witness statements.
Sources:
1999O0499
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Aug-2011 12:58 | TB | Updated [Location, Damage, Narrative] |
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