Mid-air collision between W.M.K. Holdings Ltd. (dba McMurray Aviation), Cessna 172P, C-GJSE and Cessna A185E, C-FAXO, Fort McMurray, Alberta, 21 nm NE, 21 June 2015 .: TU3-5/15-0087E-PDF
"The W.M.K. Holdings Ltd. (hereafter called McMurray Aviation) Cessna 172P (registration C-GJSE, serial number 17274696) was conducting a day visual flight rules instructional flight in the practice area northeast of the Fort McMurray, Alberta (CYMM) Airport. A privately operated Cessna A185E (registration C-FAXO, serial number 18501737), equipped with amphibious floats, was inbound to CYMM on a flight plan from Lloyd Lake, Saskatchewan. At 1917 Mountain Daylight Time, approximately 21 nautical miles northeast of CYMM, the 2 aircraft collided at 2800 feet above sea level (1300 feet above ground level). The collision separated the left float from C-FAXO and displaced the right float, which remained attached. The pilot, who was the lone occupant of C-FAXO, was able to land at CYMM. C-FAXO was substantially damaged, but the pilot was uninjured. C-GJSE broke up in flight; the student and instructor were fatally injured”--Summary.
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| Department/Agency | Transportation Safety Board of Canada. |
|---|---|
| Title | Mid-air collision between W.M.K. Holdings Ltd. (dba McMurray Aviation), Cessna 172P, C-GJSE and Cessna A185E, C-FAXO, Fort McMurray, Alberta, 21 nm NE, 21 June 2015 . |
| Series title | Aviation investigation report ; A15W0087 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Collision en vol, entre W.M.K. Holdings Ltd. (s/n McMurray Aviation), Cessna 172P, C-GJSE et Cessna A185E, C-FAXO, Fort McMurray (Alberta), 21 nm N.-E., 21 juin 2015. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | Gatineau, QC : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, c2016. |
| Description | 14 p. : ill., maps |
| ISBN | 978-0-660-06535-9 |
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| Subject terms | Aircraft accidents Investigations |
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