ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213930
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Date: | Wednesday 1 August 2018 |
Time: | 13:35 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-31-310 Navajo C |
Owner/operator: | Aries Aviation Services |
Registration: | C-FNCI |
MSN: | 31-8112007 |
Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
Engine model: | Avco Lycoming TIO-540-A2C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Rae Glacier area near Kanasakis, AB -
Canada
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Survey |
Departure airport: | Penticton Airport, BC |
Destination airport: | Calgary/Springbank Airport, AB (CYBW) |
Investigating agency: | TSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:In the afternoon of 1 August 2018, after completing two hours of survey activities, an Aries Aviation International Piper PA-31 aircraft was proceeding to Calgary/Springbank Airport Alberta (CYBW), at 15 000 feet above sea level (ASL), with a pilot and a survey technician on board. Approximately 40 nautical miles southwest of the airport, air traffic control began sequencing the aircraft for arrival into the Calgary airspace. At this time, for reasons that could not be determined, the right engine began operating at a significantly lower power setting than the left engine. About 90 seconds later, at approximately 13 500 feet, the aircraft departed controlled flight. The aircraft collided with terrain near the summit of Mount Rae at 13:36 (MDT). The pilot and survey technician were both fatally injured.
The investigation determined that, although a portable oxygen system was activated and available, the pilot was not continuously using oxygen while the aircraft was above 13 000 feet ASL, as required by regulation, and likely became hypoxic. Although hypoxia can cause pronounced performance degradations, its onset can be slow and gradual, making it likely the pilot did not recognize the symptoms, and thus took no action to restore his supply of oxygen. The investigation also found that if flight crews do not undergo practical hypoxia training, there is a risk they will not recognize its onset when flying above 13 000 feet without continuous use of supplemental oxygen.
The aircraft was not equipped with a flight data recorder or cockpit voice recorder, nor were these required by regulation. However, the aircraft was equipped with a flight data monitoring system that included a camera. This system provided significant information to help TSB investigators better understand the underlying factors that contributed to the accident.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | TSB |
Report number: | A18W0116 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-kananaskis-plane-crash-1.4770520 https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/emergency-crews-called-to-scene-of-plane-crash-in-kananaskis-1.4036959 https://calgarysun.com/news/local-news/breaking-plane-crashes-in-kananaskis-country TSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/CFNCI/history/20180801/1630Z/CYYF/CYBW/tracklog http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/medias-media/communiques/aviation/2019/a18w0116-20190801.html Images:
Final flight path of the aircraft leading up to the loss of control and spin entry (TSB)
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02-Aug-2019 18:30 |
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03-Aug-2019 12:08 |
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02-Nov-2023 18:36 |
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