ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230957
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 November 2019 |
| Time: | c. 17:05 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N50DK |
| MSN: | 32-29 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kingston, ON -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Toronto-Buttonville Airport, ON (YKZ/CYKZ) |
| Québec/Neuville Airport (CNV9), QC | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On 27 November 2019, at 16:01 local time, a privately registered Piper PA-32-260 aircraft (United States registration N50DK) departed Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport, Ontario, destined for Québec/Neuville Airport, Quebec. The pilot and 6 passengers were on board. The aircraft was operating under visual flight rules and departed during daylight hours. However, the majority of the planned flight was to take place during the hours of darkness, as official night began an hour after departure. During the flight, in response to deteriorating weather, the pilot made a number of altitude and track deviations. As the aircraft neared Kingston Airport, Ontario, the pilot made radio contact with NAV CANADA’s Kingston flight service station, stating his intention to land there. At 17:05, the aircraft struck terrain approximately 3.5 nautical miles north of Kingston Airport. All 7 occupants were fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed. There was no post-impact fire.
Findings as to causes and contributing factors
1. The pilot departed Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport, Ontario, when the weather conditions for the intended flight were below the limits required for a night visual flight rules flight.
2. Given the pilot's limited flying experience, it is likely that he did not recognize the hazards associated with the night visual flight rules flight into poor weather conditions.
3. While the aircraft was approaching Kingston Airport, the pilot likely lost visual reference to the surface, became spatially disoriented, and lost control of the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/numerous-fatalities-after-small-plane-crashes-in-kingston-ont-1.4706071
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/201911/27/01-5251529-un-ecrasement-davion-a-kingston-fait-plusieurs-victimes.php
https://www.cp24.com/news/small-plane-that-crashed-near-kingston-left-buttonville-last-night-tsb-1.4706531
https://globalnews.ca/news/6228838/7-dead-2-children-kingston-plane-crash/
http://bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/enquetes-investigations/aviation/2019/A19o0178/A19o0178.html
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https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N50DK
https://airplanehub.com/listing/airplane/69 (photo's)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_PA-32
Images:
Photo: TSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2019 08:25 | Rumbachtaler | Added |
| 28-Nov-2019 08:33 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 28-Nov-2019 10:40 | harro | Updated [Location, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2019 10:44 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 28-Nov-2019 15:49 | Geno | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code] |
| 28-Nov-2019 17:10 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 28-Nov-2019 17:17 | harro | Updated [Registration, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source] |
| 28-Nov-2019 20:49 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Photo] |
| 28-Nov-2019 20:49 | harro | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Nov-2019 21:15 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Operator, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2019 22:16 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 28-Nov-2019 22:34 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2019 22:38 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 28-Nov-2019 22:47 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 29-Nov-2019 02:26 | Geno | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 29-Nov-2019 20:19 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 29-Nov-2019 23:35 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 30-Nov-2019 11:38 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code] |
| 04-Mar-2021 20:59 | harro | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, Accident report] |
| 04-Mar-2021 20:59 | harro | Updated [Operator] |
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