ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23395
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| Date: | Sunday 21 July 1996 |
| Time: | c. 20:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 150 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | C-FLYU |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Powell River, British Columbia, British Columbia -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Powell River Airport, British Columbia |
| Powell River Airport, British Columbia | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The Cessna 150, with the pilot and one passenger on board, departed from the Powell River Airport, British Columbia, at about 2030 Pacific daylight savings time for a local sightseeing trip. It was the pilot's intention to fly overhead a house where friends had gathered for a social occasion. The house was located within a housing subdivision, one-half mile southwest of the airport. The pilot approached the house at a low height above the ground, rocked the wings, and entered a steep, left turn. The turn was completed and, as the wings levelled, witnesses heard the engine stop and saw the nose of the aircraft pitch down slightly. There was then a momentary recovery to level flight from the nose-down attitude, followed by an abrupt aerodynamic stall. The aircraft then descended in a steep nose-down attitude, striking the side of a house and the ground. Both occupants were fatally injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. There was no fire.
The pilot was flying the aircraft at less than 1,000 feet over a built-up area. The operation of the aircraft at low altitude did not permit him to recover from the stall following the loss of engine power.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1996P0289
http://web.archive.org/web/20060430174552/http://www.tsb.gc.ca:80/en/reports/air/1996/a96p0132/a96p0132.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
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