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Date: | Monday 7 February 2000 |
Time: | 10:55 |
Type: | Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
Owner/operator: | TGH Holdings Ltd t/a Terry Air |
Registration: | C-GBFZ |
MSN: | 31-7752151 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Peace Reach Arm, Williston Lake, British Columbia -
Canada
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Cargo |
Departure airport: | Bear Valley, British Columbia |
Destination airport: | Tsay Keh Airport, Finlay River, British Columbia (CBN9) |
Investigating agency: | TSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The aircraft (C-GBFZ) force landed hard near Peace Reach Arm on Williston Lake, British Columbia. The pilot was injured slightly but the extent of his injuries are unknown. He was the sole occupant of the aircraft. The aircraft was discovered by the activation of the ELT and reported to the Vancouver ACC by the Victoria RCC. TSB where informed by the Victoria RCC. OPI: System Safety
Preliminary information from the TSB - February 9, 2000 Occurrence updated from incident to an accident. The aircraft was on a flight from Bear Valley to the North end of Williston Lake when it encountered bad weather conditions. The pilot was proceeding back to Bear Valley when the aircraft impacted the Lake. The pilot injuries are reported as serious but not life threatening.
Update from TSB - February 14, 2000 (A00P0019) The pilot of a Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, serial number 31-7752151, encountered an area of heavy snow and reduced visibility while on a visual flight rules flight from Bear Valley, British Columbia, logging camp to Tsay Keh. The pilot was unable to maintain visual references and executed a 180-degree turn in an attempt to regain visual flight. Shortly after completing the turn, at about 10:55 PST (Pacific Standard Time), the aircraft collided with the ice on the Peace Reach Arm of Williston Lake, British Columbia. The pilot was the sole occupant of the aircraft and received serious injuries. There was no fire. The aircraft was destroyed during the collision.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | TSB |
Report number: | A00P0019 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year 1 month |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. CADORS Number:2000P0081
2. TSB Occurrence No:A00P0019 at
http://www.bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2000/a00p0019/a00p0019.asp 3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/2000/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-british-columbia/]
Media:
Piper PA-31 C-GBFZ wreckage dumped at Bates City, Kansas 30 April 2013
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Sep-2008 01:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
03-May-2015 23:47 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
03-May-2015 23:47 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator] |
25-Jun-2015 21:21 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |