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NTSB accident investigation · Aerospatiale ATR 42-320 · Fond-du-Lac, Canada · December 14, 2017

Accident · No injuriesForeign investigation
Date
December 13, 2017, 18:12 local (Dec 14, 2017, 00:12 UTC)
Place
Fond-du-Lac, Canada
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
C-GWEAAerospatiale ATR 42-320
Defining event
Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined
NTSB office
Aviation Engineering Division
Lead agency
Other
Case key
96814

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

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Factual narrative

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving an Aerospatiale ATR 42-320, which occurred on December 13, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the TSB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of airplane components. All investigative information will be released by the TSB.

Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident.

Aircraft

Registration
C-GWEA
Reported as
Aerospatiale ATR 42-320 (320)
Category
Airplane
Serial number
240
Engines
Damage
Destroyed
Fire
Unknown
Flight
Non-U.S., commercial
Operator
West Wind Aviation
Registered owner
West Wind Aviation Limited Partnership,
Departed
CZFD · Fond-du-Lac
Destination
CYSF · Stoney Rapids
Airport
CZFD · Fond-du-Lac, runway 28