ANC16WA030

NTSB accident investigation · Wag-Aero Super Tri-Pacer · Williston Lake, Canada · June 4, 2016

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
June 4, 2016, 15:00 local (15:00 UTC)
Place
Williston Lake, Canada
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
CGSMJWag-Aero Super Tri-Pacer
Defining event
Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Alaska Regional Office
Lead agency
Other
Case key
93348

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Unknown or undeterminedManeuvering-low-alt flyingAll aircraft: 1,703 casesDefining event

Factual narrative

On June 04, 2016, about 1500 Coordinated Universal Time, a Wag-Aero Super Tri-Pacer airplane, CGSMJ, impacted terrain near Williston Lake, British Columbia, Canada, under unknown circumstances. The pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada is investigating the accident. As the State of Manufacture of the airplane and engine, the NTSB has designated a U.S. accredited representative to assist the TSB in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the TSB of Canada: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca

Aircraft

Registration
CGSMJ
Reported as
Wag-Aero Super Tri-Pacer
Category
Airplane
Serial number
001
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
On-Ground

Docket · 1

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 15, 2016, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 69 KB in all.