ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23515
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| Date: | Sunday 11 July 1999 |
| Time: | 11:22 |
| Type: |  Mooney M20F |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | C-GGIK |
| MSN: | 690031 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Andrews, MB -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St. Andrews, MB |
| St. Andrews, MB | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The privately-registered Mooney M-20F, was engaged in a series of local familiarization flights for Girl Guides and Girl Guide leaders in the vicinity of St. Andrews, Manitoba. The pilot held a private licence and was one of several volunteers who participated in familiarization flights, which formed part of the activities of a Girl Guide Jamboree. Any costs associated with the flights were borne by the pilots and no remuneration was provided to them by the Girl Guides.
The morning of the occurrence, the pilot completed two flights with Girl Guides as passengers. Then, at 1121 central daylight saving time, he took off on a third flight with three Guide leaders. The aircraft was observed to depart from runway 18 at St. Andrews, enter a shallow climb, and turn left to an easterly heading, in a similar pattern to the first two flights. Recorded radar tapes of the aircraft indicated that the aircraft reached a maximum altitude of 340 feet above ground level. The aircraft was observed from both the air and the ground and was seen to level off after turning east. It was then seen to roll sharply to the left, enter a spiral dive, and crash into a residential area, about 75 feet from a house, at 1122 central daylight saving time. A short, routine radio transmission was made from the aircraft immediately prior to the upset. The pilot and two
passengers were killed on impact and the third passenger died shortly after being evacuated by rescue crews. There was no post-impact fire.
Findings as to Causes and Contributing Factors
1. The engine lost power, likely as a result of water contamination.
2. For reasons undetermined, the pilot did not maintain sufficient airspeed after the engine lost power, and the aircraft stalled and spun; the aircraft stall warning horn sounded before the stall.
3. The pilot may have been subject to an illusion because of a change in apparent ground speed, which resulted from the tail wind after the turn to crosswind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bst.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/1999/a99c0157/a99c0157.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Sep-2009 05:12 | harro | Updated |
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