ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169357
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| Date: | Friday 29 August 2014 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: | Solar Ship Caracal |
| Owner/operator: | Solar Ship Inc |
| Registration: | C-GOFO |
| MSN: | 001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Brantford Airport (CYFD), Brantfird, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Brantford Airport (CYFD) |
| Brantford Airport (CYFD) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On a demo flight, the hybrid blimp/airplane went straight to the ground and crashed approximately 500 feet off end of runway. Both occupants were seriously injured.
Sources:
http://www.torontosun.com/2014/08/29/2-seriously-injured-in-blimp-crash
http://www.chch.com/plane-crash-near-brantford-airport/
Cadors Number: 2014O2167
https://www.solarship.com/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2014 18:43 | gerard57 | Added |
| 29-Aug-2014 19:55 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2014 08:30 | Aerossurance | Updated [Registration, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Aug-2014 17:55 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
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