Aircraft

Summary

On 27 October 2011 at about 23:00 local time, a an aircraft of an unrecorded type was involved in an accident near Vancouver, Canada. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 October 2011 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Vancouver, Canada

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Not recorded

Registration

Not recorded

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ANC12WA007

Injuries not recorded.

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 October 27, 2011, about 1600 pacific daylight time, a Beechcraft King Air 100, C-GXRX, operated by Northern Thunderbird Air, Inc. as a non-scheduled passenger flight, collided with terrain while attempting to land at the Vancouver International Airport, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was in effect. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and a postcrash fire ensued. The pilot was killed. The copilot, seven passengers, and two people on the ground were seriously injured. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Canadian government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada Tel.: (1) 819-994-4252 (1) 819-997-7887 (24 hour) E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (1) 819-953-9586 Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.