C-FTPA
Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-18-150 · built 1956
Register facts: Canadian Civil Aircraft Register (open data, file dated October 27, 2026).
This airframe was written off — TSB records the aircraft destroyed on April 24, 1997. No route data will appear.
Safety history
- September 20, 2007Accident
The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance, which resulted in an overrun of the runway. Contribution factors are the pilot's inadvertent landing at the wrong airport with a shorter runway than his intended destination and limited braking effectiveness resulting from the wet runway condition. Full accident record
- April 24, 1997AccidentHull loss
It is believed that the bolts attaching the right horizontal gear support to the main wheel failed upon landing. Full accident record
- June 29, 1982AccidentHull loss
Upon landing on a gravel runway at Wollaston Lake Airport, the left main gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest on its left wing and was damaged beyond repair. Both pilots escaped uninjured. Probable cause (official findings): Failure of the left main gear upon landing for unknown reasons.
Transportation Safety Board of Canada records5 on file
Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (April 24, 1997).
- September 20, 2007Accidentsubstantial damage
A07F0161: The Cessna 340A, C-FTPA, overran the runway on landing at the Sonoma Valley Airport, California, USA. The aircraft was substantially damamged, and there were no injuries.
- April 24, 1997Accidentdestroyed
A97p0100: the bristol freighter was landing at bronson creek when the crew heard a loud crack and the right wing dropped. The aircraft spun around and left the runway, coming to rest facing 180 degrees from the landing direction. The aircraft was destroyed but the crew were not injured.maintenance suspects that the…
- March 8, 1997Incident
A97p0049: shortly after the bristol 170 freighter (c-ftpa), operated by hawkair aviation, took off from terrace, bc, the number 1 engine developed an oil leak. The pilot shut down the engine, turned back to terrace, and landed on RWY 15 at 23:36 pst without further incident.an examination of the engine revealed that…
- June 29, 1982Accidentsubstantial damage
During the landing roll, the left landing gear leg collapsed and the a/c swung left into a parking lot. Investigation determined the collapse was a result of the failure of the lugs on the shock strut that hold the drag strut. Laboratory analysis concluded this was caused by pre-existing cracks which were…
- August 29, 1981Accidentsubstantial damage
Prior to this flight, maintenance had been performed on the right main gear door which had reduced clearances, causing the door to jam thus stopping the gear from extending. No retraction test was carried out and the fault went undetected. After touchdown the aircraft dropped onto its right wingtip and swung off the…
Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).