Cessna 177A accident near Ottawa, CA
On December 15, 2011, a Cessna 177A (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ottawa, CA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 15, 2011
- Place
- Ottawa, CA
- Aircraft
- Cessna 177A · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 45.322°N, 75.669°W
- NTSB ID
- 20111215X93518
NTSB summary
On December 14, 2011, at 1920 eastern standard time, a Cessna model 177A, Canadian registration C-FEFQ, collided with terrain 2 nautical miles west of Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (CYOW), Ottawa, Canada. The flight had been cleared for the instrument landing system (ILS) instrument approach to runway 7 at CYOW. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by 7819986 Canada Ltd., located in Gatineau, Canada. Night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which was operated on an instrument flight rules flight plan. The flight departed at 1707 from Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW), Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, and was en route to Ottawa/Carp Airport (CYRP), Carp, Canada, before diverting to CYOW. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Government. Further information may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Place du Centre 200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1K8 Phone: 1 (800) 387-3557 Fax: 1 (819) 997-2239 E-mail: airops@tsb.gc.ca Webpage: http://www.tsb.gc.ca This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
