172 Crash at Bounday Bay
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Bournemouth, Blighty
Posts: 121
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
172 Crash at Bounday Bay
172 crash immediately after take-off, two fatalities. Spent many an hour out of CZBB, bloody busy but this appears to have nowt to do with congestion. Tragic 
Vancouver Sun report
Vancouver Sun report
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: delta.bc.canada
Posts: 259
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Actually as of Tues' 3 died as a result of the TakeOff accident,and the pilot has a severed spine!!
Comments to date by the TSB,looking into 'loading'..Other concerns regarding the Seat Pin issue(worn rails).A/c 1991
A/craft rotated into the 'stall'rolled onto the right wing,initially some fire....
Comments to date by the TSB,looking into 'loading'..Other concerns regarding the Seat Pin issue(worn rails).A/c 1991
A/craft rotated into the 'stall'rolled onto the right wing,initially some fire....
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Canada
Posts: 1,085
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Bad journalism
What silly comments in the Vancouver Sun article (BTW, thanks for the link SpinSpinSugar):
"Gerbrandt said police don't know why the plane crashed, and or even why the group was going up in the air. He said the plane was not registered to any of the people in it when it crashed.
"In July 2001, the Boundary Bay Airport was rated the second-worst by Transport Canada for keeping unauthorized people and vehicles off its runways."
Seems like they are implying that the accident happened 'cuz some unqualified nut walked onto the apron unchallenged and tried to steal the airplane without knowing how to fly ... The balance of the article certainly doesn't support that theory.
"Gerbrandt said police don't know why the plane crashed, and or even why the group was going up in the air. He said the plane was not registered to any of the people in it when it crashed.
"In July 2001, the Boundary Bay Airport was rated the second-worst by Transport Canada for keeping unauthorized people and vehicles off its runways."
Seems like they are implying that the accident happened 'cuz some unqualified nut walked onto the apron unchallenged and tried to steal the airplane without knowing how to fly ... The balance of the article certainly doesn't support that theory.
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: delta.bc.canada
Posts: 259
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
As a long time resident of ZBB(a/craft there for 14years)the security issues are nil.Field fenced in,gate etc.The only vehicle allowed is airport truck.Transport Canada did a safety 'audit' last year due to the Traffic circuit congestion...Split freq's for better control. This accident simply case of 'new' pilot,renting a/craft,heavy load sightseeing-all norm!!
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Canada
Posts: 1,085
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
That's about what I figured. No doubt Boundary Bay has a few minor problems (like everywhere else), but there is no apparent reason to suspect that those contributed to the accident.
As a low-time pilot (ca. 200 hours), I would not feel comfortable loading up a C-172 with three buddies and blasting off; not without doing some pretty careful W&B calculations, anyway. Sounds like this guy was just out of his depth.
As a low-time pilot (ca. 200 hours), I would not feel comfortable loading up a C-172 with three buddies and blasting off; not without doing some pretty careful W&B calculations, anyway. Sounds like this guy was just out of his depth.
