Accident Pipistrel Virus 912 SW C-IJOA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162379
 
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Date:Monday 18 November 2013
Time:16:30+ LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PIVI model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Pipistrel Virus 912 SW
Owner/operator:Pipistrel Aircraft BC Inc
Registration: C-IJOA
MSN: 398VSW100
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Category:Accident
Location:NW Abbotsford, BC -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Abbotsford Int'l (YXX/CYXX)
Destination airport:Pitt Meadows (CYPK)
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
During a course reversal, the aircraft clipped powerlines and impacted forested terrain in the Fraser Valley area of northwest Abbotsford, British Columbia. The aircraft sustained unreported damage and the sole pilot onboard received fatal injuries. Weather may have been a factor in the accident.

Sources:

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/pilot-killed-in-ultralight-plane-crash-in-abbotsford-1.1549641
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.theprovince.com/news/Ultralight+plane+goes+missing+Abbotsford/9181938/story.html]
http://www.vancouversun.com/touch/news/vancouver/Pilot+dies+Abbotsford+ultralight+plane+crash/9182117/story.html
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/highway-1-reopened-in-abbotsford-following-plane-crash-1.2431782
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://wwwapps2.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/ccarcs/aspscripts/en/current.asp]
https://www.flickr.com/photos/23870098@N04/7898423356/
CADORS 2013P1871

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Nov-2013 16:50 Geno Added
20-Nov-2013 00:57 Geno Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative]
20-Nov-2013 04:35 Geno Updated [Destination airport, Source]
14-Dec-2013 07:43 onward Updated [Registration, Operator, Source]

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