# NTSB ANC17WA030: Cessna 500, Kelowna, Canada, October 14, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: October 14, 2016, 05:10 local (05:10 UTC)
- Place: Kelowna, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 4 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 95385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC17WA030
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95385/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17WA030

## Sequence of events

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

- [Initial climb: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On October 14, 2016, a Cessna C500 (Citation) departed Kelowna Airport (CYLW) at 0510 Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) for a flight to Calgary/Springbank Airport (CYBW), with a pilot and three passengers aboard. Shortly after departure, the aircraft disappeared off the radar and impacted terrain about 11 miles north of Kelowna Airport. All 4 occupants on board sustained fatal injuries. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian government. This report is for information 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 Hull, Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada Tel.: (1) 819-994-4252 E-mail: airops@tsb.gc.ca Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GTNG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 500 (CITATION I)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 500-0169
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: Unknown
- Registered owner: Norjet Inc.
- Departed: Kelowna
- Airport: Kelowna Airport
- Equipment: 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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