Cessna 172 C-GFYW
27 November 2025 · Nanaimo, Canada · Fatal
Summary
On 27 November 2025 at about 11:04 local time, a Cessna 172 registered C-GFYW, operated by Sealand Flight Ltd., was involved in an accident near Nanaimo, Canada. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.
The record
- Date
- at 11:04
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nanaimo, Canada
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- C-GFYW
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Sealand Flight Ltd.
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- NTSB number
- GAA26WA037
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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