Accident Piper PA-23-160 Apache C-GJLL,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146647
 
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Date:Saturday 7 July 2012
Time:13:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA23 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-23-160 Apache
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: C-GJLL
MSN: 23-1282
Year of manufacture:1958
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Near Vernon Regional Airport - CYVK, Vernon, BC -   Canada
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Vernon Airport, BC (YVE/CYVK)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The aircraft, a Piper PA-23, struck trees and impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from Vernon Regional Airport - CYVK, Vernon, British Columbia. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact and post-impact fire.
The two passengers onboard the aircraft received fatal injuries.

Sources:

[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Vernon+plane+crash+kills/6900007/story.html]
http://web.archive.org/web/20120814112305/http://www.cbc.ca:80/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/07/07/bc-vernon-plane-crash.html?cmp=rss
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.theprovince.com/news/Police+people+dead+after+small+plane+crashes+Okanagan/6900156/story.html]
http://web.archive.org/web/20120714022829/http://www.altair.com.pl:80/start-8248

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jul-2012 22:57 Geno Added
08-Jul-2012 08:32 signaal Updated [Registration, Source]
08-Jul-2012 09:03 Alpine Flight Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Nature]
09-Jul-2012 10:16 SpeedWagon Updated [Registration]
11-Jul-2012 01:31 Anon. Updated [Cn]
24-Jan-2024 19:40 harro Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative]

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