ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224761
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| Date: | Saturday 4 May 2019 |
| Time: | 08:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 182E Skylane |
| Owner/operator: | Lakes District Air Services |
| Registration: | C-FLVN |
| MSN: | 18253755 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | Teledyne Continental IO-550-F9B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako north of Smithers Landing, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Burns Lake Airport, BC (YPZ/CYPZ) |
| Burns Lake Airport, BC (YPZ/CYPZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna 182E aircraft operated by Lakes District Air Services departed Burns Lake, BC (CYPZ) with 1 pilot and 3 passengers to conduct aerial mapping north of Smithers, BC.
About 3 hours into the flight, the pilot transmitted a Mayday before communication was lost. The aircraft was located approximately 50 nm north of Smithers adjacent to the Babine River. The aircraft was destroyed due to collision with terrain. One passenger survived the accident and was transported to hospital. The other 3 individuals were fatally injured. There was no post-impact fire. The ELT was activated.
Findings as to causes and contributing factors:
- The combination of the aircraft operating at a partial power setting and in atmospheric conditions conducive to carburetor icing likely resulted in ice forming in the carburetor.
- The ice that likely formed in the carburetor would have initially reduced the engine’s ability to produce enough power to maintain altitude and eventually led to a complete loss of power.
- Following the initial engine problems, the pilot indicated an intention to land at Silver Hilton Steelhead Lodge airstrip; however, the airstrip was not in the aircraft’s global positioning system database, and, as a result, it is likely that the pilot was unable to locate it in sufficient time to conduct a safe landing before the engine failed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.citynews1130.com/2019/05/04/small-plane-crashes-outside-smithers-b-c/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/small-plane-crashes-outside-of-smithers-landing-b-c-1.5123479
www.ottawasun.com
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/pilot-two-passengers-killed-one-survived-in-small-plane-crash-in-b-c-coroner-1.4408953
TSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 July 1964 | N9355X | 0 | Roscoe Montana |  |
w/o |
Images:
Photo: TSB Canada
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2019 00:54 | Geno | Added |
| 05-May-2019 20:06 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2019 06:58 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-May-2019 10:57 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Photo] |
| 02-Jan-2020 13:09 | harro | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 21-Jan-2020 16:25 | harro | Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2020 16:00 | harro | Updated [Cn, Destination airport, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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