# NTSB ENG18WA016: Aerospatiale ATR 42-320, Fond-du-Lac, Canada, December 14, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 13, 2017, 18:12 local (Dec 14, 2017, 00:12 UTC)
- Place: Fond-du-Lac, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96814
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG18WA016
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96814/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG18WA016

## 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 best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GWEA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: 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

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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