Cessna 177A C-FEFQ

Summary

On 15 December 2011 at about 00:20 local time, a Cessna 177A registered C-FEFQ, operated by 7819986 Canada Ltd., was involved in an accident near Ottawa, Canada. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 December 2011 at 00:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Ottawa, Canada

Nearest airport

Ottawa MacDonald-Cartier Intl (CYOW)

Coordinates

45.3225, -75.6692

Aircraft

Cessna 177A

Registration

C-FEFQ

Category

Airplane

Operator

7819986 Canada Ltd.

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wilkes Barre → Carp

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN12WA105

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On December 14, 2011, at 1920 eastern standard time, a Cessna model 177A, Canadian registration C-FEFQ, collided with terrain 2 nautical miles west of Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (CYOW), Ottawa, Canada. The flight had been cleared for the instrument landing system (ILS) instrument approach to runway 7 at CYOW. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by 7819986 Canada Ltd., located in Gatineau, Canada. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The flight departed at 1707 from Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW), Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and was en route to Ottawa/Carp Airport (CYRP), Carp, Canada, before diverting to CYOW. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Government. Further information may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Place du Centre 200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1K8 Phone: 1 (800) 387-3557 Fax: 1 (819) 997-2239 E-mail: [email protected] Webpage: http://www.tsb.gc.ca This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

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