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| Date: | Tuesday 15 July 2025 |
| Time: | c. 12:56 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP |
| Owner/operator: | Victoria Flying Club |
| Registration: | C-GTLF |
| MSN: | 172S9423 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Victoria International Airport, BC (YYJ/CYYJ) |
| Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP, C-GTLF, was stolen by an individual who departed the airport and flew to the north and began circling Vancouver International. The airplane landed uneventfully sometime later and the suspect was arrested.
Sources:
https://globalnews.ca/news/11289841/incident-vancouver-airport-flights-police-arrest-plane/
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/16/world/stolen-small-plane-vancouver
https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/CCARCS-RIACC/ADet.aspx?id=524604&rfr=RchSimp.aspx
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/CGTLF/history/20250715/1956Z/CYYJ/CYVR
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/88887_1507080882.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 April 2025 | C-GTLF | Victoria Flying Club | 0 | Victoria International Airport, BC (YYJ/CYYJ) | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2025 07:39 | Captain Adam | Added |
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