# NTSB ANC16WA030: Wag-Aero Super Tri-Pacer, Williston Lake, Canada, June 4, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 4, 2016, 15:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place: Williston Lake, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93348
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC16WA030
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93348/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93348
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16WA030

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## 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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Wag-Aero Super Tri-Pacer
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 001
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 15, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93348. 69 KB in all.

- International Notification (item 1, .PDF, 69 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40443044&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=International%20Notification-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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