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| Date: | Friday 22 December 2017 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna A185F Skywagon |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-GWIW |
| MSN: | 18502524 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | South of Fort McMurray International Airport (CYMM), Fort McMurray, AB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort McMurray Int’l (CYMM) |
| Wetaskiwin Rgn’l (CEX3) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
About 10 minutes into the flight, the engine plane started running rough and losing power, said Fort McMurray RCMP.
The pilot looked for a place to land; aircraft flipped during the emergency landing.
Pilot was not injured
Sources:
http://calgarysun.com/news/local-news/pilot-survives-small-plane-crash-with-no-injuries-after-emergency-landing-near-fort-mcmurray/wcm/2a7ba482-b678-4305-879e-adfc8702e610
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http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ccarcs-riacc/ADet.aspx?id=4111&rfr=RchSimp.aspx
https://www.jetphotos.com/registration/C-GWIW
Location
Media:
Pilot escapes uninjured after plane flips during crash near Fort McMurray airport, Australia - https://t.co/u0Rm8HDdWL pic.twitter.com/UIY01B7mbx
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 22 décembre 2017
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Dec-2017 22:28 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 22-Dec-2017 22:29 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code, ] |
| 22-Dec-2017 22:32 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Country, ] |
| 22-Dec-2017 22:38 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 23-Dec-2017 01:28 | Geno | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Damage, ] |
| 24-Dec-2017 09:38 | Anon. | Updated [Country, ] |
| 14-Mar-2018 04:53 | Geno | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, ] |
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