# NTSB ANC16WA039: Piper PA28, Winnipeg, Canada, July 1, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 1, 2016, 14:45 local (14:45 UTC)
- Place: Winnipeg, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 93559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC16WA039
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93559/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93559
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16WA039

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: 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 July 1, 2016, at approximately 1445 Coordinated Universal Time, a Canadian registered Piper PA-28-140 airplane, C-GNUC, owned and operated by a private pilot, was destroyed when it collided with terrain shortly after takeoff from Winnipeg Lyncrest Airport near Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The flight originated from Winnipeg Lyncrest Airport, Manitoba, Canada. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian Transportation Safety Board. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Canadian government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage, Place du Centre, 4th Floor Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1K8 Tel: 1 (800) 387-3557 Fax: 1 (819) 997-2239 Email: airops@tsb.gc.ca Web: http://www.tsb.gc.ca Occurrence Number: A16C0064

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GNUC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28 (140)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 28-7525245
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 17, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=93559. 349 KB in all.

- Accredited Rep Letter (item 1, .PDF, 209 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40443175&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accredited%20Rep%20Letter-Master.PDF
- TSB Initial Notification (item 2, .PDF, 140 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40443176&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=TSB%20Initial%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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