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| Date: | Friday 15 August 2025 |
| Time: | 08:36 CDT |
| Type: |  Cessna 208 Caravan I |
| Owner/operator: | Superior Airways |
| Registration: | C-GTBY |
| MSN: | 20800261 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hansen Lake, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Hansen Lake, ON |
| Red Lake (Howey Bay) Water Aerodrome (CKS4), ON | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A float-equipped Cessna 208 operated by Superior Airways was conducting a VFR flight from Hansen Lake, ON, to Red Lake (Howey Bay) Water Aerodrome (CKS4), ON. Normal flight control feedback required for the initial takeoff run was observed. When the airplane became airborne, the pilot continued to apply aft input and limited elevator travel was experienced; inhibiting the desired pitch attitude for climb. The pilot made an immediate left turn into the wind for a landing. With limited elevator control input for the flare phase, the plane contacted the water at a harder than normal rate resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. The were no injuries.
The operator's maintenance noted the right elevator was deformed, and a brief test found flight control pitch input to be obstructed consistent with a visual observation of limited elevator travel. It was reported that the damage to the elevator was consistent with a collision with an object prior to the takeoff run. A flight control check was performed during the first flight of the day by the pilot but not on subsequent flights. The operator now requires their checklist items to be read and do action, including a flight control check prior to all takeoffs.
Sources:
TSB A25C0096
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2025 17:57 | ASN | Added |
| 17-Sep-2025 18:04 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2025 18:04 | ASN | Updated |
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