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| Date: | Saturday 28 January 1989 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  MBB BK 117A-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Ontario Air Ambulance |
| Registration: | C-GIRB |
| MSN: | 7064 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Toronto-Buttonville (YKZ), ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | CNW8 |
| CYKZ | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Destroyed by fuel-tank fire after landing. Static spark combined with fuel vapors. Shortly after shut down.
Sources:
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=45594
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jul-2010 12:37 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Aug-2010 02:47 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Nature, ] |
| 20-Nov-2012 03:20 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Feb-2015 06:51 | agontier | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Apr-2016 19:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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