Accident at MIRAMICHI NB (CYCH)
Summary
2010-07-15: UPDATE TSB: A10A0041: A Grumman TBM-3E aircraft operated by Forest Protection Limited departed Runway 09 at the Miramichi Airport (CYCH) for a local training flight. About 1340 ADT, on the downwind leg, the aircraft went into a gradual descent and collided with the terrain. It came to rest on the south side of the airport on the edge of an industrial area. The pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
2010-04-29: C-GFPL, Grumman TBM-3E, departed from Runway 09 in Miramichi (CYCH), and at approximately 1,000 feet entered a left hand descent. The aircraft then entered a spiral dive and impacted the ground vertically. The pilot and sole occupant was fatally injured. TSB investigating.
Details
| CADORS Number | 2010A0355 |
|---|---|
| Occurrence Type | Accident |
| Reported By | Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada |
| Occurred At | 2010-04-23 - 17:00 |
| Day or Night? | Day-time |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Aerodrome ID | CYCH |
| Aerodrome Name | MIRAMICHI NB (CYCH) |
| Geographic Location | New Brunswick, Canada, North America, Atlantic Region, Miramichi (CYCH) |
| TSB Occurrence Number | A10A0041 |
| TSB Class of Investigation | Class 3 |
| AOR Number | |
| Reported By | Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada |
| Categories | Loss of control - inflight |
| Events |
Aircraft Details (1 aircraft)
| Type | Aeroplane
|
|---|---|
| Canadian Registration | GFPL | Flightaware (Registration) | Flightaware (Tracking) | AvHerald |
| Foreign Registration | |
| Country of Registration | Canada |
| Occurrence Type | Accident |
| Owner | FOREST PROTECTION LIMITED |
| Operator | FOREST PROTECTION LIMITED (2839) Commercial |
| Make | GRUMMAN - USA |
| Model | TBM 3E |
| Year Built | 1954 |
| Engine Type | Reciprocating |
| Engine Make | CURTISS WRIGHT |
| Engine Model | R-2600-20 |
| Gear Type | Land |
| Private | No |
| Amateur Built | No |
| Flight Number | |
| Flight Rule | |
| CARS Subpart | |
| Phase of Flight | Climb |
| Damage | Destroyed |
| Fatalities | 1 |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Events | Collision with terrain,Loss of control - inflight |