Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Lake Simcoe Canada
Saturday, August 6, 2005 15:22 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On August 6, 2005, about 1522 eastern daylight time, Cessna A185F (N581DB) and Cessna A185F (C-FDXH) collided during take off from Kempenfelt Bay on Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada. N581DB sustained substantial damage and C-FDXH was destroyed. The two pilots and one passenger on N581DB reported no injuries. The pilot and passenger on C-FDXH were fatally injured. Both flights were originating at the time of the accident. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Government. Further information may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 335-550 Century Street Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3H 0Y1 http://www.tsb.gc.ca This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 8/6/2005
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 1522
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City Lake Simcoe
Event State --
Event Country CANADA
Zipcode of the event site --
Event Date Year 2005
Event Date Month 8
MidAir Collision Indicator Yes
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 442400N
Event Location Longitude 0794300W
Event Location Airport --
Event Location Nearest Airport ID --
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source --
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID --
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation --
Lighting Conditions --
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions --
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling --
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) --
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency Foreign
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source
NTSB Notification Date Aug 8 2005 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Nov 18 2005 5:30PM
User who most recently changed record ntsb\Administrator
Basic weather conditions --
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft #2

Aircraft Registration Number -- N581DB
NTSB Number CHI05WA216B CHI05WA216A
Missing Aircraft Indicator -- --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Non-U.S., Non-Commercial Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Type of Flight Plan filed Unknown Unknown
Flight plan Was Activated? -- --
Damage Destroyed Substantial
Aircraft Fire -- --
Aircraft Explosion -- --
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna Cessna
Aircraft Model A185F A185F
Aircraft Series Identifier -- --
Aircraft Serial Number -- --
Certified Max Gross Weight -- --
Aircraft Category Airplane Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class -- --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No No
Flight Crew Seats -- --
Cabin Crew Seats -- --
Passenger Seats -- --
Total number of seats on the aircraft -- --
Number of Engines -- 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection -- --
Date of Last Inspection -- --
Airframe hours since last inspection -- --
Airframe Hours -- --
ELT Installed -- --
ELT Activated -- --
ELT Aided Location of Event Site -- --
ELT Type -- --
Aircraft Owner Name -- --
Aircraft Owner Street Address -- --
Aircraft Owner City -- --
Aircraft Owner State -- --
Aircraft Owner Country -- --
Aircraft Owner Zipcode -- --
Operator is an individual? -- --
Operator Name -- --
Operator Same as Owner? -- --
Operator Is Doing Business As -- --
Operator Address Same as Owner? -- --
Operator Street Address -- --
Operator City -- --
Operator State -- --
Operator Country -- --
Operator Zip code -- --
Operator Code -- --
Owner has at least one certificate None None
Other Operator of large aircraft? -- --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation -- --
Operator Certificate Number -- --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not -- --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight -- --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail -- --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Unknown Personal
Second Pilot on Board -- --
Departure Point Same as Event Yes Yes
Departure Airport Code -- --
Departure City Lake Simcoe Lake Simcoe
Departure State -- --
Departure Country CA CA
Departure Time 1522 1522
Departure Time Zone EDT EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt -- --
Destination Airport Code -- --
Destination City -- --
Destination State UN UN
Destination Country UN UN
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff Takeoff
Report sent to ICAO? -- --
Evacuation occurred -- --
Date of most recent change to record Nov 17 2005 4:44PM May 9 2008 10:12AM
User who most recently changed record DINC JOHB
Since inspection or accident -- --
Event Location Runway Number and Location -- --
Runway Length -- --
Runway Width -- --
Sight Seeing flight No No
Air Medical Flight No No
Medical Flight -- --