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| Date: | Saturday 12 February 1972 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Millardair |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Gore Bay, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Gore Bay/Manitoulin (CYZE), ON (22:30) |
| Toronto, ON | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Emergency landing in dense bush half mile short of runway while attempting to return due engine failure shortly after take-off at night.
Sources:
https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/44485296/
https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=irishclark&id=I16522
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2017 13:59 | TB | Added |
| 10-Mar-2017 14:11 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Mar-2017 20:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Mar-2017 20:50 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 17-Mar-2017 20:52 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 27-Apr-2017 16:59 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Apr-2017 17:00 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
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