ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23334
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| Date: | Saturday 22 October 1994 |
| Time: | 23:04 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | C-GFVF |
| MSN: | 17267258 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brantford, Ontario -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and two passengers departed on a short night visual flight rules (VFR) flight from Hamilton to Brantford, Ontario. The three were returning from the southern United States and had landed at Hamilton to clear customs. No flight plan, flight note, or flight itinerary was on file for the flight.
An emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal was detected shortly before midnight, and its location was determined to be at the Brantford Airport. A ground search party with portable direction finding equipment was dispatched to Brantford, and the aircraft wreckage was located at approximately 0525 EDT. Dense fog in the Brantford area hampered the search for the source of the ELT signal.
The pilot and front-seat passenger were found fatally injured and the second passenger died later in hospital.
The Board determined that the aircraft struck the ground while the pilot was turning onto final approach; the pilot had lost visual reference with the ground, likely because of fog conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
TSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Oct-2023 15:08 | harro | Updated |
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