- Date
- July 30, 2018, 01:33 local (01:33 UTC)
- Place
- Black Diamond, Canada
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- C-GVZJPiper PA28
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Loss of control on ground
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98398
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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 July 30, 2018, about 0133 Coordinated Universal Time, a Piper PA-28-161 airplane, C-GVZJ, was departing a cut hay field and collided with hay bales near Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada, under unknown circumstances. Of the two occupants onboard, 1 sustained fatal injuries and the other sustained serious 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-GVZJ
- Reported as
- Piper PA28 (161)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-8316092
- Engine
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- Black Diamond
- Destination
- CEJ4 · Claresholm
- Flight plan
- Unknown