- Date
- August 11, 2016, 05:20 local (05:20 UTC)
- Place
- Peterborough, Canada
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- C-FSYHPiper PA38
- Defining event
- Enroute: Loss of engine power (total)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- TSB
- Case key
- 93848
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Factual narrative
On August 11, 2016, at 0520 coordinated universal time, a Piper PA-38-112, Canadian-registered C-FSYH, was damaged when it struck several metal poles during a forced landing near Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from Markham Airport (CNU8), Markham, Ontario, Canada. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Canadian government or the Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada Tel.: (1) 819-994-4252 (1) 819-997-7887 (24 hour) E-mail: airops@tsb.gc.ca Fax: (1) 819-953-9586 Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-FSYH
- Reported as
- Piper PA38 (112)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 38-79A0889
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-L2C, 112 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- CNU8 · Markham
- Equipment
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night
- Wind
- 180° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Observed at
- CYPQ