Incident Overview

Date: Thursday 27 February 2020
Aircraft Type: Dassault Falcon 50
Owner/operator: private
Registration Number: N951DJ
Location: Toronto-Buttonville Airport, ON (YKZ) – ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Aircraft cabinAircraft cabin
Category: Other
A Dassault Falcon 50 jet was consumed by fire at Toronto-Buttonville Airport, Canada, parked on the apron. A chainlink perimeter fence was cut, and an empty jerry can was discovered at the base of the aircraft’s left-hand forward door.A Dassault Falcon 50 jet was consumed by fire at Toronto-Buttonville Airport, Canada, parked on the apron. A chainlink perimeter fence was cut, and an empty jerry can was discovered at the base of the aircraft’s left-hand forward door.

Description

The cabin of a parked Dassault Falcon 50 jet was consumed by fire at Toronto-Buttonville Airport, Canada. The aircraft was parked on the apron at the time. A chainlink perimeter fence was cut and an empty jerry can was found at the base of the aircraft’s left-hand forward door.

Source of Information

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/buttonville-airport-jet-fire-1.5479299?cmp=rsshttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/buttonville-airport-jet-fire-1.5479299?cmp=rss

Primary Cause

Chainlink fence cutting and the presence of an empty jerry can.Chainlink fence cutting and the presence of an empty jerry can.

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