C-GILU — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

August 2, 1988Accident
The CASA 212 was bought by Geoterrex in 1983 and registered in Canada in 1985. The plane had been extensively modified for aerial survey work. These modifications consisted of two probes mounted on the fuselage above the cockpit and extending 10 feet in front of the aircraft nose, a l6-foot tail boom, and two wing tip pylons.
Casa 212 Aviocar · 3 fatalities
The crew lost control of the aircraft most probably because of large fluctuations in the power output of the right engine caused by the shift of an incorrectly installed speeder spring in the right propeller governor. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file

Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (August 2, 1988).

August 2, 1988Accidentdestroyed
Casa C-212 · Reykjavik Airport · 3 fatalities · A88H0009
A88H0009: The aircraft was on a ILS approach to runway 20 at Reykjavik Airport, Iceland. Approximately one-half mile from the runway threshold, the aircraft was observed to enter a steep turn to the right, and the nose of the aircraft dropped sharply. The aircraft continued to turn right and descended rapidly until it…

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).