Narrative:
Flight GGN926, a Cessna 208B departed Hamilton on an IFR flight to Lake Simcoe Regional Airport. The flight had been cleared for an IFR approach by the Simcoe controller and changed to the UNICOM frequency.
A witness indicated that as the flight approached the runway, a wing dipped and caught the ground and then the nose struck. There is no specific weather report available for the airport. A pilot report at 1340Z (30 minutes after the accident), distributed by Kingston FSS, indicated severe clear icing in the Simcoe area between 8,500' and 9,500'.
Loss of control
| Status: | Information verified through authorities or other official sources. |
| Date: | Tuesday 4 March 1997 |
| Time: | 13:10 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster |
| Operator: | Air Georgian |
| Registration: | C-FESJ |
| MSN: | 208B0089 |
| First flight: | 1988 |
| Engines: | 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Barrie-Orillia Lake Simcoe Airport, ON (YLK) ( Canada)
|
| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Hamilton Airport, ON (YHM/CYHM), Canada |
| Barrie-Orillia Lake Simcoe Airport, ON (YLK/CYLS), Canada | |
| Flightnumber: | 926 |
Flight GGN926, a Cessna 208B departed Hamilton on an IFR flight to Lake Simcoe Regional Airport. The flight had been cleared for an IFR approach by the Simcoe controller and changed to the UNICOM frequency.
A witness indicated that as the flight approached the runway, a wing dipped and caught the ground and then the nose struck. There is no specific weather report available for the airport. A pilot report at 1340Z (30 minutes after the accident), distributed by Kingston FSS, indicated severe clear icing in the Simcoe area between 8,500' and 9,500'.
Classification:
IcingLoss of control
Sources:
» CADORS Number: 1997O0116Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Hamilton Airport, ON to Barrie-Orillia Lake Simcoe Airport, ON as the crow flies is 148 km (92 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Hamilton Airport, ON to Barrie-Orillia Lake Simcoe Airport, ON as the crow flies is 148 km (92 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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