Incident Cessna 180K Skywagon C-GYLN,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 156087
 
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Date:Saturday 25 May 2013
Time:21:31 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic C180 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 180K Skywagon
Owner/operator:Georgia Bay Airways Ltd.
Registration: C-GYLN
MSN: 18052794
Year of manufacture:1977
Engine model:Teledyne Continental O-470-U
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Georgian Bay, near Parry Sound, ON -   Canada
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The aircraft, a Cessna 180K Skywagon floatplane, practicing water landings in gusting wind conditions, experienced a loss of directional control and impacted the waters of Georgian Bay near Parry Sound, Ontario.
The aircraft came to rest inverted sustaining unreported damage and two passengers onboard were not injured.

Sources:

CADORS #2013O1282
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/no-fatalities-in-small-plane-crash-in-georgian-bay-saturday-night-1.1297113
https://www.myparrysoundnow.com/10795-more-infomation-on-float-plane-crash
http://www.avcanada.ca/forums2/viewtopic.php?f=118&t=89456&sid=1bf01002f72518ae8263f27bbd3d91cf

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000241241.html (photo)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-May-2013 04:24 Geno Added
26-May-2013 07:02 harro Updated [Damage]
27-May-2013 19:13 Geno Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Nature, Source, Narrative]
28-May-2013 03:22 Geno Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative]
29-May-2013 13:28 RobertMB Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Damage]

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