Date: | Friday 15 March 2002 |
Time: | 15:00 |
Type: | Britten-Norman BN-2A-7 Islander |
Owner/operator: | Bolton Lake Air Services |
Registration: | C-GMOW |
MSN: | 179 |
Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-E4C5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Elk Island, MB -
Canada
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | - |
Departure airport: | Elk Island Airport, MB |
Destination airport: | Bolton Lake Airstrip, MB |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The Britten Norman Islander was being loaded with avgas for a company flight from Elk Island, MB to Bolton Lake. Hazmat-trained personnel were transferring the fuel from a large stationary tank with a gasoline-powered pump to an approved tank in the aircraft. When the pump was shut off, it backfired and a small fireball ignited at the pump and traveled into the aircraft. A fire ensued, which consumed the aircraft. No personnel were in the aircraft and no-one was injured.
Sources:
CADORS Number: 2002C0278
ICAO Adrep 3/02
Location
Images:
photo (c) Karl Krämer, via Werner Fischdick; Saint Andrews; July 2001
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