ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23062
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| Date: | 20-JUN-1999 |
| Time: | 2345 UTC |
| Type: | Macair Merlin Sport 65D |
| Operator: | private |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Wheatley, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wheatley (private aerodrome), ON |
Ambulance dispatch near Wheatley reported to Windsor Tower that an ultralight aircraft had crashed in a field and the single person on board was fatally injured. No other information available. London F.S.S. was advised by the Chatham/Kent Police. O.P.I.: PAB Supplemental information from T.S.B. Initial Notification (#A99O0149): The pilot took off on the first flight with the Macair Merlin Sport ultralight aircraft after completing modifications to the aircraft including the installation of a larger 100HP liquid-cooled engine. The aircraft was observed to enter a left turn at tree top level on climbout and continued in a left, banked attitude until it pitched steep nose down and struck the ground. The pilot was fatally injured.
Sources:
1999O0556
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Oct-2010 12:22 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Damage, Narrative] |
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