ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23192
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| Date: | Saturday 15 December 2007 |
| Time: | 20:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Calgary Flying Club |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Vicinity of Springbank (CYBW), Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Springbank (CYBW) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot of a Calgary Flying Club Cessna 172 departed Springbank for the training area to the west of the airport and crashed in a field between the communities of Cochrane and Morley. Nav Canada reported that the aircraft disappeared from radar at 2000z and was subsequently located by an RCMP helicopter. The lone occupant, a 61-year-old male, was killed in the accident. TSB attended the scene and observed that the aircraft impacted the ground in a near-vertical attitude, with the engine at full power. The aircraft disintegrated on impact and the pilot was ejected from the cockpit.
Sources:
2007C3473
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
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