ANC18WA074

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Edson, Canada · August 12, 2018

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
August 12, 2018, 16:45 local (16:45 UTC)
Place
Edson, Canada
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
C-FJCPCessna 172
Defining event
Unknown: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Alaska Regional Office
Lead agency
Other
Case key
98395

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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 August 12, 2018, about 1645 Coordinated Universal Time, a Cessna 172 airplane, C-FJCP, impacted terrain near Edson, Alberta, Canada, under unknown circumstances. The pilot 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
C-FJCP
Reported as
Cessna 172 (Undesignat)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
28956
Engine
Damage
Substantial damage
Registered owner
W S Bar Cattle Company Ltd.
Airworthiness certificate
Unknown
Departed
CYET · Edson
Destination
CES4 · Westlock
Flight plan
VFR
Equipment
Unknown