A24W0066

Occurrence date
Occurrence Legacy Text

Fuel starvation and collision with terrain
Rocking Star Adventures Ltd.
Cessna U206G, C-GRSA
Haines Junction Aerodrome (CYHT), Yukon

Mode
Air transportation
Listed
Yes
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Figure 4. Occurrence aircraft’s fuel selector handle in the LEFT ON position, as found post occurrence (Source: TSB)
Override completed
Off
Report date not available
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Safety issue investigation
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Figure 4. Occurrence aircraft’s fuel selector handle in the LEFT ON position, as found post occurrence (Source: TSB)

TSB releases report into fatal aircraft collision with terrain in Haines Junction, Yukon

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Air transportation safety investigation A24W0066

The occurrence

At 1220 Mountain Standard Time on 10 June 2024, the Rocking Star Adventures Ltd. Cessna U206G aircraft (registration C-GRSA, serial number U20606586) departed Haines Junction Aerodrome (CYHT), Yukon, on a local visual flight rules sightseeing flight to the Kluane National Park and Reserve of Canada, Yukon, with the pilot and 5 passengers on board. At 1351, during the right downwind leg of a visual approach to land on Runway 23 at CYHT, the aircraft’s engine experienced a complete loss of power.

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Deployment

TSB deploys a team of investigators following an aircraft accident at the Haines Junction Airport, Yukon

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