Date & Time:
Feb 11, 1988 at 0332 LT
Type of aircraft:
Swearingen SA226 Metro II
Operator:
Registration:
C-GJDX
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Toronto - Hamilton
MSN:
TC-211EE
YOM:
1974
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Toronto-Lester Bowles Pearson Airport on a short night cargo flight to Hamilton. While descending in good weather conditions, the airplane went out of control and crashed into Lake Ontario, few km off Hamilton. Both pilots were killed.
Crew:
Peter Saykin,
Mark Kostiuk.
Crew:
Peter Saykin,
Mark Kostiuk.
Probable cause:
The following findings were identified:
- Both engines were running when the plane hit the water. It did not simply fall out of the sky. It was in a spiral dive with full power when it hit the lake surface.
- Both electrical systems were working when the plane crashed. There is also nothing to suggest a failure in the control system.
- There was no in-flight explosion.
- Whatever went wrong happened so quickly neither the pilot nor copilot had enough time to radio a distress call.
- Both engines were running when the plane hit the water. It did not simply fall out of the sky. It was in a spiral dive with full power when it hit the lake surface.
- Both electrical systems were working when the plane crashed. There is also nothing to suggest a failure in the control system.
- There was no in-flight explosion.
- Whatever went wrong happened so quickly neither the pilot nor copilot had enough time to radio a distress call.
