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| Date: | Friday 24 August 2018 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Murphy Elite |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-FDYF |
| MSN: | 551 ELT |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-375-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boundary Bay Airport (YDT/CZBB), Delta, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vancouver-Boundary Bay Airport, BC (YDT/CZBB) |
| Vancouver-Boundary Bay Airport, BC (YDT/CZBB) |
The privately registered amateur-built Murphy Elite on amphibious floats, took off from runway 25 at Vancouver / Boundary Bay, BC (CZBB) for a local flight. The flight controls inside the aircraft were disassembled when installing new seatbelts. The controls were assembled incorrectly and not double checked prior to flight. The contributing factor was not being able to control the roll of the aircraft from the aileron controls being incorrect installed. The aircraft became airborne early and a gust of wind drifted the aircraft left until the left float contacted the ground. The aircraft cartwheeled and came to rest to the left of the runway. The pilot was not injured but the aircraft was substantially damaged.
Sources:
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/no-injuries-reported-in-small-plane-crash-in-delta-1.4067353
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Location
Media:
Canada - It appears that no one was injured when a Murphy Elite float plane crashed Friday afternoon at the Boundary Bay Airport in Delta, B.C.
— Planes Of Legend (@PlanesOfLegend) 25 août 2018
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2018 23:49 | Geno | Added |
| 25-Aug-2018 05:34 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Aug-2018 05:36 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Cn, Embed code, ] |
| 31-Aug-2018 19:29 | harro | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Oct-2023 06:42 | Anon. | Updated |
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