ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72347
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| Date: | Thursday 12 January 2006 |
| Time: | 02:45 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Sky Wings Aviation |
| Registration: | C-FBBC |
| MSN: | 31-48 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Engine model: | Avco Lycoming IO-540-M1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 1/2 mile NW of Wetaskiwin Airport, Alberta -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Vermilion Airport, Vermilion, Alberta (YVG/CYVG) |
| Wetaskiwin Airport, Alberta (CEX3) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
TSB reported that the Sky Wings Aviation Piper PA-31, C-FBBC, was landing on Runway 30 at Wetaskiwin (CEX3) after an IFR courier flight from Vermilion (CYVG). During the landing, the crew lost sight of the runway in a thin layer of dense fog which covered the airport. They aborted the landing, and the aircraft settled into a field about one half mile northwest of the airport. The pilots sustained serious injuries and the aircraft was substantially damaged.
The flight crew utilized a cell phone to inform the Edmonton FIC of the accident, and to lead rescuers to them through the fog. The ELT activated during impact. The RCMP responded to the scene. TSB Edmonton sent 2 investigators to the site.
Sources:
1. CADORS: 2006C0095
2. TSB Occurrence No:A06W0010
3. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000079330.html
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/2006/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-wetaskiwin/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2010 06:22 | slowkid | Added |
| 20-Sep-2017 14:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2017 14:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport] |
| 29-Oct-2019 17:07 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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