ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23555
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| Date: | Saturday 15 April 2000 |
| Time: | 19:50 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 172RG |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | C-GBEJ |
| MSN: | 172RG0012 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 40 nm N of Whitehorse, YT, Yukon -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Whitehorse (YXY |
| Dawson | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Departed Whitehorse (YXY) at 1933Z on a VFR flight to Dawson, ETA Dawson at 2148Z. C-GBEJ subsequently crashed on the frozen surface of Fox Lake about 40 miles north of YXY, fatally injuring both the pilot and passenger. The pilot was reported to have been the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Whitehorse and his passenger was a Christian Brother who was an administrator with the church in Whitehorse. They were flying to Dawson to celebrate mass at the local church. This may have been a weather-related accident as there were snow squalls through the region at the time of the occurrence. One report indicated that the pilot was attempting to make a precautionary landing on the lake to avoid the weather, but this has not been confirmed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CADORS 2000C0296
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Mar-2009 11:11 | harro | Updated |
| 15-Oct-2018 18:54 | JINX | Updated [Cn, Location, Narrative] |
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