ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 323088
| Date: | Friday 15 March 2002 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Britten-Norman BN-2A-7 Islander |
| Owner/operator: | Bolton Lake Air Services |
| Registration: | C-GMOW |
| MSN: | 179 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Elk Island, MB -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | Elk Island Airport, MB |
| Bolton Lake Airstrip, MB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Britten Norman Islander was being loaded with avgas for a company flight from Elk Island, MB to Bolton Lake. Hazmat-trained personnel were transferring the fuel from a large stationary tank with a gasoline-powered pump to an approved tank in the aircraft. When the pump was shut off, it backfired and a small fireball ignited at the pump and traveled into the aircraft. A fire ensued, which consumed the aircraft. No personnel were in the aircraft and no-one was injured.
Sources:
CADORS Number: 2002C0278
ICAO Adrep 3/02
Location
Images:
photo (c) Karl Krämer, via Werner Fischdick; Saint Andrews; July 2001
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