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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-24-260 · Chilko Lake, Canada · July 10, 2000

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
July 10, 2000, 10:45 local (17:45 UTC)
Place
Chilko Lake, Canada
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8804PPiper PA-24-260
Weather
Not reported
Case key
49682

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Aircraft

Registration
N8804P
Reported as
Piper PA-24-260
Category
Airplane
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Operator
Gildow, William E.
Departed
YAF4 · Tsuniah Lake Bc
Destination
KFRI · Friday Harbor, WA
Flight plan
VFR

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Not reported
Wind
100° at 5 knots
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
5,000 ft broken
Temperature
66 °F, dew point 54 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg
Observed at
CYBL