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2012-08-06 at 14:35

Police investigating plane crash on Pelican Lake

By tbnewswatch.com

Police are investigating a plane crash on Pelican Lake.

A Slate Falls Airways’ Cessna was carrying four passengers and the pilot when it crashed shortly after take-off on a sight-seeing flight around 2 p.m. Sunday. Everyone on board were treated and released from Meno Ya Win Health Centre with minor injuries.

The Transportation Safety Board are being assisted by the Sioux Lookout OPP in the investigation.
 

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TbayBuddha says:
Glad only minor injuries occurred, props to the pilot for keeping it under as much control as he/she could.

8/6/2012 11:52:53 PM
sumpthiscom says:
NTSB RECOMMENDATIONS TO FAA AND FAA RESPONSES REPORT



Data Source: NTSB Recommendations to FAA and FAA Responses
Report No: A-83-6
Subject:
Letter Date:01/13/1986
Status: CLOSED UNACCEPTABLE ACTION

[O] During the period 1975 to 1981, there were 396 engine failure or malfunction
accidents in United States general aviation aircraft involving water in the fuel as
a cause/factor. These accidents involved, primarily, small, single-engine airplanes
and resulted in 72 fatalities, serious injuries to 93 persons, and minor injuries to
127 persons. Engine stoppage because of water in the fuel occurred most often
during the takeoff and initial climb phase of flight, and frequently involved older,
high-wing Piper airplanes with metal fuel tanks such as the Piper Models J-3, PA-12,
PA-18, and PA-22; low-wing agricultural airplanes such as the Piper Pawnee (Model
PA-25) and the Cessna Agwagon (Model C-188); and high-wing Cessna airplanes, both
old and new, with rubberized bladder
8/7/2012 10:00:02 AM
yacdirect says:
What a useless bunch of 24 year old data that is irrelevant to the incident that took place Sunday.
8/8/2012 7:48:12 AM
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