ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214445
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 August 2018 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Quad City Challenger II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-IJQP |
| MSN: | CH2-0209-285 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St Lawrence River near Downie Island, Thousand Islands, Ont. -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St Lawrence River, Ont. |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
C-IJQP, a Challenger II ultralight on amphibious floats took off from the St. Lawrence River near Downie Island in a northerly direction. The aircraft had just become airborne as it passed the end of the island and gust of wind caused the aircraft to yaw to the right. The right float dug into the water followed by the right wing; and the aircraft flipped inverted. The pilot was able escape the aircraft and was not injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged.
Sources:
www.globalnews.ca
https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8840104-one-injured-after-plane-crash-near-kingston-ont-/
https://globalnews.ca/news/4389012/small-aircraft-crashes-in-thousand-islands-opp/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/float-plane-flips-downie-island-kingston-1.4786314
TSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 2016 | C-IJQP | Private | 0 | Lake of the Isles, Wellesley Island, NY |  |
unk |
Media:
Assisted in search of a plane crash today near the Glen House. Pilot is alive with minor injuries. @CKWS_Hutch @CKWS_TV @999myFM @989THEDRIVE @MIHomeYGK @EastOntNetwork pic.twitter.com/OmnNzJKV29
— HP Powersports Marine (@HPMarine1000ISL) 15 août 2018
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Aug-2018 17:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Aug-2018 18:39 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2018 19:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 16-Aug-2018 11:01 | Chieftain | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Aug-2018 06:12 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Damage, Plane category] |
| 21-Aug-2018 17:23 | harro | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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