ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208524
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| Date: | Saturday 31 March 2018 |
| Time: | 17:38 |
| Type: |  Cessna 421C Golden Eagle |
| Owner/operator: | Hy-Grade Precast Concrete Ltd. |
| Registration: | C-GJKL |
| MSN: | 421C0091 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental GTSIO-520-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Niagara district airport (YSN), ST. Catharines, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kingston Airport, ON (YGK/CYGK) |
| Salmon Arm Airport, BC (YSN/CZAM) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The privately operated Cessna 421C aircraft was conducting a flight from Kingston, ON (CYGK) to St. Catharines/Niagara District, ON (CYSN) with one pilot and 2 passengers on board. During cruise flight, the number 2 engine (Continental GTSIO-520-L) began to lose power. The flight continued to CYSN and the number 2 engine was shut down. During the final approach, the aircraft touched down on soft grass approximately 500 feet short of the runway threshold. The nose landing gear collapsed; the main landing gear, propellers and nose were substantially damaged. The three occupants on board were not injured.
Sources:
http://www.chch.com/small-plane-crash-niagara-lake/
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https://fr.flightaware.com/live/flight/CGJKL
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6764822
Images:
APRIL 4 AT CYSN
Media:
PHOTO
— Tom Podolec (@TomPodolec) 31 mars 2018
PLANE CRASH
Cessna 421C reported an engine issue and landed short of the runway in a field. Aircraft damaged. Three occupants with minor injuries in care of Niagara Paramedics; no hospital transport required.
Flight came in from Kingston.
📷@FdNotl pic.twitter.com/OZZ8VMI7Te
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Mar-2018 22:42 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 31-Mar-2018 22:51 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 02-Apr-2018 04:29 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 02-Apr-2018 15:11 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, Photo, ] |
| 02-Apr-2018 16:13 | Anon. | Updated [Nature] |
| 02-Nov-2023 18:32 | harro | Updated [[Nature]] |
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