ANC18WA015

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA23 · Baldur, Canada · December 16, 2017

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
December 16, 2017, 00:37 local (00:37 UTC)
Place
Baldur, Canada
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
CFIPKPiper PA23
Defining event
Approach: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Alaska Regional Office
Lead agency
Other
Case key
96512

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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.

Factual narrative

On December 16, 2017, about 0037 Coordinated Universal Time, a Piper PA-23 airplane, CFIPK, impacted terrain near Baldur, Manitoba, 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
CFIPK
Reported as
Piper PA23
Category
Airplane
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown