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| Date: | Monday 27 May 2019 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 170B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N4512C |
| MSN: | 25456 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 0,6 km S of Whitehorse-Erik Nielsen International Airport, NT (YXY/CYX -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Whitehorse-Erik Nielsen International Airport, NT (YXY/CYXY) |
| Anchorage-Ted Stevens International Airport, AK (ANC/PANC) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A privately owned Cessna 170B aircraft, was departing Whitehorse/Erik Nielsen Intl (CYXY), YT for Anchorage/Ted Stevens Intl (PANC), AK with 1 pilot and 1 passenger on board.
Shortly after the takeoff from runway 14R, the aircraft departed controlled flight and crashed into a wooded ravine approximately 2000 feet south of the runway. A post-impact fire consumed the aircraft, and the 2 occupants received fatal injuries.
In this occurrence, after becoming airborne, the aircraft did not climb above 50 feet, and a right-wing-low attitude was maintained on the departure climb. As well, the flaps were set to 40° and then to either 30° or 20°, which would have increased drag. The Cessna 170B owner’s manual clearly states that the use of flaps at higher density altitudes is not recommended.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
TSB
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-small-plane-crashes-in-yukon-killing-two-people/
https://www.yukon-news.com/news/two-dead-after-plane-crashes-into-forest-near-whitehorse-airport/
https://kfgo.com/news/articles/2019/may/29/yukon-plane-crash-kills-us-national-park-service-safety-officials/
FAA
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 June 1995 | N4512C | Private | 0 | Gulkana, AK |  |
sub |
Images:
Photo: TSB Canada
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-May-2019 04:01 | Iceman 29 | Added |
| 28-May-2019 04:10 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 28-May-2019 04:14 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 28-May-2019 04:17 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 28-May-2019 09:07 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 29-May-2019 09:20 | Captain Adam | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 29-May-2019 15:07 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 31-May-2019 19:47 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jul-2019 14:12 | harro | Updated [Location, Photo, ] |
| 16-Dec-2019 18:01 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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