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| Date: | Monday 8 July 2024 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 170B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-FHPX |
| MSN: | 26760 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Laslui Meadow Airstrip, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Laslui Meadow Airstrip, BC |
| Grafton Airstrip, BC | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A privately registered Cessna 170B planned to depart the Laslui Meadow airstrip, BC, on a recreational flight, under visual flight rules, to the Grafton Airstrip, BC, with the pilot and 1 passenger on board. During the takeoff roll, a downdraft was encountered, and the takeoff was aborted. As the aircraft rolled out, a shrub was struck with the right landing gear. The aircraft was inspected, and modifications made allowing the plane to be flown out the following day on a ferry permit. There were no injuries. The aircraft
had substantial damage.
The right landing gear box suffered structural damage. The aircraft will be dismantled and trailered to a repair facility.
Sources:
TSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Aug-2024 06:17 | ASN | Added |
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