- Date
- October 26, 2017, 09:52 local (15:52 UTC)
- Place
- Calgary Springbank, Canada
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- C-GCCMPiper PA34
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98399
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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 October 26, 2017, about 0952 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-34-200T airplane, C-GCCM, departed controlled flight and impacted terrain shortly after takeoff from Calgary Springbank Airport (CYBW), Alberta, Canada. The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction 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-GCCM
- Reported as
- Piper PA34 (200T)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 34-7570103
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Operator
- Springbank Air Training College Ltd.
- Registered owner
- Springbank Air Training College Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- Calgary Springbank
- Destination
- Calgary Springbank