Accident Cessna 180E C-GYPY,
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Date:Wednesday 8 June 2011
Time:14:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic C180 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 180E
Owner/operator:Hugh Mccullough
Registration: C-GYPY
MSN: 180-51131
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:North of Lindsay, West Bay, on Balsam Lake, Ontario -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Balsam Lake
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The Ontario Provincial Police in Kawartha Lakes is investigating the death of a pilot north of Lindsay.

Police were called to West Bay, on Balsam Lake, at about 2:40 p.m. Wednesday. A single-engine float plane was found upside-down in the water, about 500 metres from the shoreline.

The body of a man, who was the only person in the aircraft, was recovered from the plane

Sources:

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2011/06/09/pilot_killed_in_float_plane_crash_near_lindsay.html
https://www.mykawartha.com/kawartha-news/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Jun-2011 07:30 gerard57 Added
09-Jun-2011 09:04 bizjets101 Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage]

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