ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266634
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| Date: | Tuesday 10 August 2021 |
| Time: | c. 15:30 |
| Type: |  Quad City Challenger II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-IMMS |
| MSN: | CHII 0400-1971 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake George, Squirrel Island, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A private float equipped Quad City Ultralight Aircraft Challenger II advanced ultralight with only the owner/pilot on board, departed from a floatplane base on the St. Mary's River (11nm East of the Sault Ste. Marie Airport, CYAM),ON for a local flight. While in cruise flight at approximately 1200 feet above ground, the engine lost power and the pilot attempted a landing along the shoreline of Lake George. During the landing, the aircrafts floats dug in and the aircraft overturned and sank. The pilot egressed the overturned aircraft and was picked up by nearby boaters. The pilot received minor injuries.
Sources:
https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/pilot-survives-crash-landing-on-northern-ontario-lake-1.5542702
https://www.saultstar.com/news/local-news/plane-crashes-in-lake-george
https://wawa-news.com/index.php/2021/08/11/ssm-opp-emergency-services-respond-after-aircraft-crash-into-lake-george/
TSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2021 02:01 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Aug-2021 12:14 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category] |
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