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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Aircraft Crashes Record Office |
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Bureau d'Archives des Accidents Aéronautiques |
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Accident description |
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Date & Time |
18MAY2006 at 1506LT |
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Type of Aircraft |
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Operator |
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Registration |
C-GGQR |
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Location |
Pemberton |
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Flight number |
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Schedule |
Pemberton – Edmonton |
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Construction number |
207-00499 |
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Year of manufacture |
1979 |
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Crew on board |
1 |
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Pax on board |
0 |
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Crew fatalities |
1 |
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Pax fatalities |
0 |
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Other fatalities |
0 |
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Total fatalities |
1 |
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Circumstances |
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Shortly after departure from Pemberton airport, the Cessna 207 crashed at an elevation of about 3,500 feet ASL. It was in a left 30 degrees bank turn and descending back towards its departure point when it impacted trees. The pilot was fatally injured and a post crash fire consumed most of the airframe. The weather at the time was clear skies, variable winds, temparture above standard. The engine was recovered for examination. |