Richmond Hill, Ontario, 11 October 2022 — Today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report (A22O0032) into the 21 March 2022 fatal collision with terrain involving a Cessna 172RG aircraft in Brantford, Ontario.
The TSB conducted a limited-scope, class 4 investigation into this occurrence to advance transportation safety through greater awareness of potential safety issues. See the Policy on Occurrence Classification for more information.
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Collision with terrain
Brantford Flying Club
Cessna 172RG, C-GOFD
Brantford Aerodrome, Ontario
21 March 2022
The occurrence
A Cessna 172RG registered to the Brantford Flying Club departed runway 29 at the Brantford Airport, Ontario, for a local visual flight rules (VFR) flight. A licensed private pilot, who had rented the aircraft, was the sole occupant. After a brief flight to the west, the pilot returned and entered the circuit for runway 29. During final approach, the left wing of the aircraft struck a tree. The aircraft yawed significantly to the left and entered a spin before crashing in an adjacent field. The pilot was fatally injured. There was no post-crash fire, and the ELT had been activated.