ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65814
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| Date: | Monday 15 June 2009 |
| Time: | c. 12:52 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft V35B Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-GWUW |
| MSN: | D-9134 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental IO-520-BA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 12nm NE of Castor, AB -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Edmonton City Airport CYXD |
| Edmonton City Airport CYXD | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The privately operated Beechcraft V35B Bonanza (registration C-GWUW, serial number D-9134) was on a visual flight rules flight from Edmonton City Centre Airport, Alberta, to view the Badlands area in the vicinity of Drumheller, Alberta. When the pilot did not return by 1600, the family initiated the process to begin a search at 1700 on 15 June 2009. On June 16, Joint Rescue Coordination Centre resources from Winnipeg, Manitoba, located the aircraft 12 nautical miles northeast of Castor, Alberta. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and the pilot, who was the sole occupant, was fatally injured. There was no post-impact fire.
Findings
Finding as to Causes and Contributing Factors
- For undetermined reasons, the aircraft departed controlled flight and crashed in an extreme nose-down attitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2009/a09w0105/a09w0105.asp
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2009 21:04 | peterj | Added |
| 30-Jun-2009 11:31 | h | Updated |
| 03-Nov-2010 06:13 | harro | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2023 14:18 | harro | Updated [[Time, Location, Source, Narrative]] |
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