Incident at Bellingham VOR, Washington
Summary
1997-10-21: The aircraft was climbing enroute from Victoria to Toronto and was passing 9200' ASL over the Bellingham VOR. At the same time, an Air BC DHC-8 (ABL546) from Seattle was descending near Bellingham into Vancouver. Both aircraft were in Canadian controlled airspace. Vancouver ACC was monitoring, and had passed traffic to aircraft , but lateral spacing was unintentionally reduced to 2.8 miles in an area where 3 miles was required. Both aircraft were in VMC and saw each other.
Details
| CADORS Number | 1996P0219 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Type | Incident |
| Reported By | |
| Occurred At | 1996-06-09 - 20:31 |
| Day or Night? | |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | |
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| Aerodrome Name | |
| Geographic Location | the United States of America, North America, National Capital Region (NCR), Bellingham VOR, Washington |
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| Reported By | |
| Categories | Airprox/TCAS alert/loss of separation/(near) midair collisions |
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Aircraft Details (1 aircraft)
| Type | Aeroplane
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|---|---|
| Canadian Registration | |
| Foreign Registration | |
| Country of Registration | |
| Occurrence Type | Incident |
| Owner | |
| Operator | CANADIAN AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL LTD./ LIGNES AERIENNES CANADIEN INTERNATIONAL LTEE (132) |
| Make |
AIRBUS |
| Model |
A320 211 |
| Year Built | |
| Engine Type | |
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| Engine Model | |
| Gear Type | |
| Private | No |
| Amateur Built | No |
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| Phase of Flight | Unknown |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Events | Conflict - loss of separation |