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| Date: | Friday 24 May 2024 |
| Time: | 17:21 |
| Type: |  Murphy Rebel |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-FTWO |
| MSN: | CAB-1 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 13 nm SSW of Squamish, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Squamish Municipal Airport (CYSE), BC |
| Courtenay Airpark (CAH3), BC | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A privately registered amateur built Murphy Rebel departed Squamish Municipal Airport (CYSE), BC, on a recreational flight under visual flight rules to Courtenay Airpark (CAH3), BC, with the pilot and 1 passenger on board. At approximately 1721 PDT the aircraft struck terrain 13 NM south southwest of CYSE. The pilot and passenger were fatally injured. The aircraft ELT activated, along with an automatic cellphone emergency notification system. The aircraft was destroyed.
There was a post-crash fire, with minimal damage to the environment.
Sources:
https://globalnews.ca/news/10524835/plane-crashes-near-squamish/
https://www.squamishchief.com/local-news/squamish-rcmp-say-a-plane-crashed-in-remote-howe-sound-location-on-may-24-8832038
https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/medias-media/deploiement-deployment/aviation/2024/20240529.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2024 21:47 | vasilf | Added |
| 26-May-2024 05:55 | ASN | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 31-May-2024 19:24 | zygoat | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 21-Jun-2024 18:56 | ASN | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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