- Date
- July 12, 2018, 23:59 local (23:59 UTC)
- Place
- Toronto, Canada
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- C-GDLPChampion 8KCAB
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98012
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On July 12, 2018, at 2359 universal coordinated time, a Bellanca 8KCAB, Canadian registration C-GDLP, declared an emergency and impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from the Toronto/Buttonville Airport (CYKZ), Ontario, Canada. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and a post impact fire. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Canadian government. 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 Web site: http://www.tsb.gc.ca
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-GDLP
- Reported as
- Champion 8KCAB (No Series)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 622 80
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Registered owner
- Shehbaz Butt
- Airport
- CYKZ