ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232873
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| Date: | Sunday 9 February 2020 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  Zenair STOL CH 701 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-IHAN |
| MSN: | 7-4354 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Merritt Airport/Saunders Field (YMB/CAD5), Merritt, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Merritt Airport/Saunders Field (YMB/CAD5) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Shortly after takeoff from runway 21 late in the afternoon, a Zenair CH 701 STOL advanced ultralight, C-IHAN, impacted the left side runway edge in a nose down attitude. The pilot was trapped in the cockpit due to crushing damage incurred to the forward cabin area. The ELT signal was not triggered and the time of the occurrence with reduced daylight, precluded a timely emergency response. The pilot was reported missing and the RCMP initiated a search of the Merritt area establishments, and 'pinged' the pilot's cell phone for location. The aircraft was eventually spotted on the runway edge at the airport in the early morning hours with its tail in the air. The pilot was alive, conscious, but suffering from the cold, and serious injuries. He was extricated from the wreckage and taken to hospital. This was the first flight in the aircraft after the pilot purchased it. The aircraft had been delivered and reassembled the previous day.
The previous owner had sold the airplane on January 6th 2020 to the accident pilot.
Sources:
https://www.q101.ca/news
https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/276721/Wreckage-from-crash-at-Merritt-Airport-now-being-cleared
https://cfjctoday.com/2020/02/10/pilot-seriously-injured-in-crash-at-merritt-airport/
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/man-in-hospital-following-plane-crash-at-merritt-airport
https://www.radionl.com/2020/02/10/pilot-taken-to-hospital-after-plane-crash-at-merritt-airport/
https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/news/merritt-man-injured-in-plane-crash-at-airport-1.24072493
https://cfox.com/news/6531315/rcmp-investigating-small-plane-crash-merritt-airport/
https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/CCARCS-RIACC/ADet.aspx?id=28531&rfr=RchSimp.aspx
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Feb-2020 18:33 | Geno | Added |
| 10-Feb-2020 20:04 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Feb-2020 20:48 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 11-Feb-2020 03:17 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category] |
| 11-Feb-2020 04:44 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 11-Feb-2020 08:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2020 17:08 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Feb-2020 18:49 | harro | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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