# NTSB CEN16WA384: Cessna 206, Lake Kuashkuapishiu, Canada, September 25, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 25, 2016, 20:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Lake Kuashkuapishiu, 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: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94098
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN16WA384
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94098/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16WA384

## 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 September 25, 2016, a Cessna U206F airplane, C-FWBQ, collided with terrain after departing from Lake Kuashkuapishiu, Quebec. The pilot was seriously injured and two passengers were fatally injured. This investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the government of Canada. Any further information may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada e-mail: airops@tsb.bst.gc.ca Investigator in Charge: Marc Perrault e-mail: marc.perrault@tsb-bst.gc.ca This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-FWBQ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 206
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Operator: Private
- Registered owner: Private

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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