ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353792
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 September 1998 |
| Time: | 22:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Aspen Air Ltd |
| Registration: | C-FZEY |
| MSN: | 17260904 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3292 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Concrete, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Langley Regional Airport (CYNJ), Langley, BC |
| Langley Regional Airport (CYNJ), Langley, BC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A flight instructor, who checked the airplane out to the pilot for the night flight, reported that the pilot stated that he was going to stay in the local area (Canada) for a sight-seeing flight with a friend. When the aircraft did not return at the proposed time, a search was initiated. The aircraft was found the next morning, 17 miles south of the Canadian/U.S. border in a deep, narrow canyon located in the mountains of a wilderness area. The wreckage was found partially submerged in a river. The wreckage was positioned in a nearly vertical nose down attitude. Rearward crushing was noted to the entire length of the leading edges of both wings. During the post-accident investigation, no evidence was found to indicate a mechanical failure or malfunction.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control for undetermined reasons. Night conditions were a factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA98FA179
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 10:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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