C-GYLD (Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-23-250) — accident record & aircraft history

This airframe was written off — TSB records the aircraft destroyed on August 17, 2021. No route data will appear.

Safety history

August 16, 2021AccidentHull loss
The airplane, operated by MAG Aerospace Canada Corp. as flight BD160, was conducting a visual flight rules flight from Thunder Bay Airport, Ontario, to Dryden Regional Airport, Ontario, with only the pilot on board. At 2109 Eastern Daylight Time, the aircraft began a takeoff on Runway 12.
Rockwell Grand Commander 690 · 1 fatalities
Findings as to causes and contributing factors: 1. After takeoff from Runway 12 at Thunder Bay Airport, Ontario, as the pilot conducted a rapid, low-level, climbing steep turn, the aircraft entered an accelerated stall that resulted in a loss of control and subsequent collision with the surface of Runway 07 in an inverted attitude. 2. Full accident record

Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (August 17, 2021).

August 17, 2021Accidentdestroyed
Rockwell International COMMANDER 690B · Thunder Bay · 1 fatalities · A21C0078
C-GYLD, a Rockwell International Commander 690B aircraft operated by Mag Aerospace Canada as flight BD160, began its takeoff roll on Runway 12 at Thunder Bay (CYQT) ON with only the pilot on board. Shortly after rotation, the aircraft rolled into a left bank, continued to roll, and then struck the surface of Runway 07…
April 24, 2021Incident
Rockwell International COMMANDER 690B · Dryden · A21C0040
C-GYLD, a Rockwell International 690B aircraft operated by Mag Aerospace, was conducting a local training flight from Dryden Regional (CYHD), ON as flight BD160 with 2 crew on board. During the initial takeoff, the crew selected landing gear up and heard a bang followed by an in-transit landing gear indication. The…