ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23422
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| Date: | Sunday 8 June 1997 |
| Time: | 16:45 UTC |
| Type: | Piper J-4A Cub Coupe |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | C-GFLE |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ponsonby Aerodrome (near Guelph Ont), Ontario -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ponsonby aerodrome, Ontario |
| Ponsonby aerodrome, Ontario | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
At approximately 1210 eastern daylight time (EDT), the pilot and passenger were taking-off on a local pleasure flight from runway 14 at the Ponsonby aerodrome, Ontario. The Piper J4A aircraft was in the initial climb after take-off when it was observed by resident witnesses to bank steeply to the right, pitch nose-down, and strike the ground. The aircraft struck soft ground in a near-vertical, nose-down attitude, and a post-crash fire ensued. Some witnesses to the occurrence ran to the accident site to aid in the rescue of the occupants; however, because of the fire, only the passenger was able to be extricated from the burning aircraft. The pilot was fatally injured, and the passenger later died of his injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1997O0286
http://web.archive.org/web/20041122012548/http://www.tsb.gc.ca:80/en/reports/air/1997/a97o0096/a97o0096.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
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