ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 215407
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| Date: | Friday 14 September 2018 |
| Time: | c. 14:00 |
| Type: |  Van’s RV-6A |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | between Chilliwack, BC, and Edmonton, AB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Edmonton/Parkland (CPL6), AB |
| Chilliwack Airport, BC (YCW/CYCW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A privately registered Van’s RV-6A aircraft, was conducting a flight from Edmonton/Parkland (CPL6), AB to Chilliwack (CYCW), BC with 2 persons on board. The aircraft departed CPL6 at 10:03 Mountain Time (MT) with a flight planned route from CPL6 to Hinton/Jasper-Hinton (CEC4), AB, Valemount (CAH4), BC, Kamloops (CYKA), BC, and finally CYCW. The last known position was calculated using a cellular phone location that was received at 12:29 Pacific Time (PT) in the vicinity of Blue River (CYCP), BC. The aircraft had approximately 4 hours of fuel onboard. The 121.5 MHz ELT did not transmit a signal. The aircraft was reported overdue at the destination airport. A search was initiated, and was discontinued by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) after seven days.
Sources:
TSB Report #A18P0135
https://edmontonjournal.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/aircraft-hunt-for-plane-reported-overdue-on-flight-from-edmonton-to-chilliwack/wcm/c5469c47-9bf7-4cbb-976b-f40182678bcc
https://globalnews.ca/news/4454954/search-area-narrowed-for-missing-plane-en-route-from-edmonton-to-chilliwack/
Type aircraft: https://flightaware.com/photos/view/1352940-67d94bc6e4c860a7ab452adc7ce6506c75d7bbee/aircrafttype/BN2P
https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ccarcs-riacc/ADet.aspx?id=516794&rfr=RchAvc.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2018 06:11 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Sep-2018 18:28 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 16-Sep-2018 18:37 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 21-Sep-2018 13:09 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2021 03:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Destination airport] |
| 17-Dec-2021 12:04 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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