ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 12885
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| Date: | Saturday 15 August 1964 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28 Cherokee |
| Owner/operator: | Alta Flying Club Inc |
| Registration: | N5343W |
| MSN: | 28-401 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Athabaska, Saskatchewan -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
flew into lake in descending normal flight attitude-faa report. Trying to avoid descending clouds and bad weather. Pilot was killed, passenger survived. Swam to shore with badly bruised ankles and was rescued 3 days later. - Canadian Accident Report
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB - Canada TCCA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Jan-2022 17:41 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
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