ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23105
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 June 2001 |
| Time: | 00:40 UTC |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Mariner |
| Owner/operator: | Tyukodi Enterprises Ltd |
| Registration: | C-FFFM |
| MSN: | 1071M |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Engine model: | Avco Lycoming O-320-B2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1 nm S of Sandford Field, near Uxbridge, E of Lake Simcoe, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lindsay, Ontario |
| Buttonville, Toronto, Ontario (CKYZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
At 20:05 EDT (eastern daylight time) a Robinson R22 Mariner helicopter, registration C-FFFM, with only the pilot on board, departed Lindsay, Ontario, for the Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport. At 20:22 EDT, a Cessna 170, registration C-GKGG, took off on Runway 18 from a private grass strip, locally known as Sandford Field, with only the pilot on board. The pilot of the Cessna planned to conduct one left-hand circuit and landing. At 20:25 EDT, the two aircraft collided in visual meteorological conditions at approximately 700 feet above ground level.
The accident occurred near Uxbridge, Ontario, east of Lake Simcoe, over a farmer’s field one nautical mile south of Sandford Field. The helicopter’s tail and the main-rotor system sustained catastrophic damage, rendering the helicopter uncontrollable. The helicopter pitched inverted and plunged to the ground, and the pilot was fatally injured. The Cessna 170 sustained substantial damage; however, the pilot was able to control the aircraft and conduct a forced landing in a nearby cornfield on the north side of Sandford Sideroad.
Weather conditions in the area were reported as winds calm, visibility 15 statute miles, a few clouds at 16,000 feet, broken cloud at 24,000 feet, temperature 21° Degrees Celsius, dew point 09° degrees Celsius.
Aircraft presumably later deemed as written off (damaged beyond economic repair) as the registration C-FFFM was cancelled on 24-07-2000
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. CADORS 2001O0627
2. TSB Report A01O0164: http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2009/bst-tsb/TU3-5-01-32E.pdf
3. NTSB Identification: NYC01WA159B at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20010724X01486&ntsbno=NYC01WA159B&akey=2
4. http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ccarcs-riacc/RchHsRes.aspx?st=0&mh=FFFM&rfr2=ADet.aspx?id=19442&rfr=RchSimp.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jul-2014 08:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2014 08:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Jul-2014 21:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source] |
| 26-Sep-2016 16:47 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2016 16:52 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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