De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I C-GWDW

Summary

On 16 July 2016 at about 05:20 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I registered C-GWDW was involved in an accident near Telegraph Creek, Canada. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 July 2016 at 05:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Telegraph Creek, Canada

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I

Registration

C-GWDW

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Telegraph Creek → Dease Lake

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ANC16WA045

1 person died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 15, 2016, about 0520 Coordinated Universal Time, a Canadian registered De Havilland DHC-2 Mk I airplane on floats, C-GWDW, owned and operated by Tsayta Aviation Ltd, impacted terrain approximately 15 nm east south east of Telegraph Creek, British Columbia, Canada. The airplane was flying a visual flight rules flight from Telegraph Creek Water Aerodrome, British Columbia, Canada, to Mowdade Lake, British Columbia. The airplane was destroyed, and the sole pilot was fatally injured. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian Transportation Safety Board. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Canadian government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage, Place du Centre, 4th Floor Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1K8 Tel: 1 (800) 387-3557 Fax: 1 (819) 997-2239 Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.tsb.gc.ca Occurrence Number: A16P0116

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.