Accident · 2025-08-31
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-08-31
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Serious injury
- Aircraft
- AIRBUS CANADA BD500 (NCGYLQ)
- Operating rule
- Part 129
- Operator
- Air Canada Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Air Canada
Probable cause
Unidentified burned debris in an aft galley oven, which generated smoke and odor in the cabin and led to an air turnback and subsequent evacuation, during which a serious injury occurred.
Source: NTSB case DCA25LA308Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Airline transport pilot / Foreign | Airplane | 39 | Class 1 (2025-03-10) | 6,648 total · 2,200 in this make/model · 3,200 as PIC · 194 last 90 days |
| Co-pilot | Airline transport pilot / Foreign | Airplane | 49 | Class 1 (2024-12-09) | 12,000 total · 797 in this make/model · 9,000 as PIC · 225 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.