# NTSB ANC16WA042: Aero Commander B1A, Hoey, Canada, July 14, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: July 14, 2016, 02:30 local (02:30 UTC)
- Place: Hoey, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: 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): 93637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC16WA042
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/93637/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16WA042

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: 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 14, 2016, about 0230 Coordinated Universal Time, an Aero Commander B1A airplane, C-GSQY, lost engine power and impacted terrain after takeoff near Hoey, Saskatchewan, Canada. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane, the National Transportation Safety Board (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 http://www.tsb.gc.ca

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GSQY (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER B1A
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)
- Icing: Unknown
- Turbulence: Unknown

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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