ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23205
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| Date: | Thursday 26 August 2004 |
| Time: | 21:40 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-235 |
| Owner/operator: | Olds-Didsbury Flying Association |
| Registration: | C-FYRJ |
| MSN: | 28-10005 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | Avco Lycoming O-540-B4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 15 NM SW of Ashern, Manitoba -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Roblin, Manitoba |
| Gimli, Manitoba | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Piper PA–28–235 aircraft departed Roblin, Manitoba, at 2025 central daylight time on a visual flight rules flight to Gimli, Manitoba. The initial portion of the flight was in daylight, the latter portion at night. The flight took place in
uncontrolled airspace, and there was no record of any communication with air traffic services during the flight. The aircraft crashed in an open field at 2140. The pilot, the sole occupant of the aircraft, sustained fatal injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed by the impact and a post-impact fire.
Findings as to Causes and Contributing Factors
1. The pilot continued a series of VFR flights at night into an area of limited surface lighting with known adverse weather conditions.
2. The pilot’s instrument flying skills were most likely not adequate to safely complete the course reversal turn, resulting in an inadvertent descent that was not detected and corrected in time to prevent impact with the surface.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
2004C1652
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Mar-2018 07:21 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn] |
| 25-Oct-2023 14:44 | harro | Updated [[Cn]] |
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