ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 38363
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| Date: | Sunday 27 July 1997 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-181 |
| Owner/operator: | California Planners And Consultants |
| Registration: | N2394Q |
| MSN: | 28-7790397 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ymir Mountain, near Nelson, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nelson, BC (ZNL) |
| Creston, CN (AJ3) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Satellite detected ELT signal at Ymir mountain near Nelson B.C. area late Sunday. RCC searched til dark then resumed search at daylight on Monday. Ground search found crash site Monday afternoon at 49'05"N 116'36"W. 4 POB deceased. Aircraft did not file a flight plan nor was it in contact with Nav Canada, therefore no one knew the plane was missing or overdue.
Sources:
1. NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001208X08522
2. CADORS 1997P0468
3. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2394Q
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Feb-2015 18:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Feb-2015 18:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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