Accident Cessna 172 Skyhawk , Thursday 27 November 2025
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Date:Thursday 27 November 2025
Time:c. 03:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 172 Skyhawk
Owner/operator:Sealand Flight Ltd
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Southwest of, and near Nanaimo, Vancouver Island BC -   Canada
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Nanaimo Airport, BC (YCD/CYCD)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
An accident without survivors is reported near Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Sources:

https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/11/27/then-there-was-nothing-just-silence-at-least-one-killed-in-early-morning-plane-crash-southwest-of-nanaimo/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/plane-crash-vancouver-island-nanaimo-bc-9.6995059
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFw3U42h5kI

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Nov-2025 20:27 Captain Adam Added
27-Nov-2025 21:37 Justanormalperson Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ]
01-Dec-2025 15:23 Henry in Oz Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, ]

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