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| Date: | Monday 10 June 2024 |
| Time: | 15:33 |
| Type: |  Cessna U206G |
| Owner/operator: | Rocking Star Adventures Ltd. |
| Registration: | C-GRSA |
| MSN: | U20606586 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Haines Junction Airport (YHT/CYHT) -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Haines Junction Airport (YHT/CYHT) |
| Haines Junction Airport (YHT/CYHT) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Cessna U206G operated by Rocking Star Adventures Ltd. was conducting a sightseeing flight of the Kluane National Park area. During the downwind leg for landing at the Haines Junction Aerodrome (CYHT), YT, the engine (Teledyne Continental IO-520F) suffered a complete loss of power. The pilot attempted to conduct a 180 degree turn to land into wind, during which the aircraft struck the ground in a slight right wing low, flat attitude. The aircraft came to rest upside down on the infield of the runway. First responders extricated all on board from the aircraft and began administering first aid and CPR. The pilot and 4 passengers sustained serious injuries; 1 passenger was fatally injured during the accident.
Findings as to causes and contributing factors
- The pilot relied on conducting procedures from memory rather than using a checklist. Consequently, the step in the before-landing checklist that called for the fuel selector valve to be switched to the fuller tank was missed, resulting in the engine losing power due to fuel starvation.
- The actions conducted in response to the loss of power did not follow the aircraft manufacturer’s procedure for restarting an engine in flight and, as a result, the engine did not restart after the fuller fuel tank was selected.
- After the loss of power, the pilot initiated a 180° turn to the desired runway that required a steep bank angle to complete. The steep turn resulted in an accelerated aerodynamic stall at a height too low to permit recovery, and the aircraft impacted the terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/haines-junction-plane-crash-1.7230926
https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/CCARCS-RIACC/RchSimpRes.aspx?n=%7c%7c&mn=%7c%7c&sn=%7c%7c&on=ROCKING+STAR%7c&m=%7c%7c&rfr=RchSimp.aspx
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2024 04:18 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Jun-2024 06:00 | gerard57 | Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
| 11-Jun-2024 06:09 | ASN | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2024 06:13 | ASN | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jul-2024 06:58 | ASN | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Oct-2025 16:12 | ASN | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Category, Accident report, ] |
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