ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23516
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| Date: | Saturday 16 October 1999 |
| Time: | 06:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | SOUTHERN INTERIOR FLIGHT CENTRE (1993) LTD |
| Registration: | C-GZVY |
| MSN: | 172-69266 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shushwap Lake (Mouth of Ross Creek), British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kelowna, BC (YLW/CYLW) |
| Kelowna, BC (YLW/CYLW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The aircraft was on a return leg of a round robin flight plan Kelowna to Kelowna when the pilot broadcast a MAYDAY on 121.5 indicating that he was doing a forced landing on Shushwap Lake. The RCMP reported that the aircraft crashed on the lake and an 18 year old male and his father were rescued and taken to a nearby resort. The pilot is believed to have drowned.
Sources:
1. CADORS 1999P0613
2. Added TSB #A99P0144
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelowna_International_Airport#Incidents_and_accidents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Mar-2015 15:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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