Thunder Bay – Dryden

On August 16, 2021 at 09:30 PM, Thunder Bay – Dryden experienced a crash involving Rockwell Grand Commander 690, operated by MAG Aerospace, with the event recorded near Thunder Bay Ontario.

The flight was categorized as private and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

Shortly after takeoff from runway 12 at Thunder Bay Airport, the twin engine airplane rolled to the left and crashed upside down on runway 07, bursting into flames. The aircraft was totally destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-GYLD, MSN 690-11426, year of manufacture 1977.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 48.4236°, -89.2421°.