Air Tractor AT502 C-FWAS

Summary

On 10 August 2017 at about 03:20 local time, a Air Tractor AT502 registered C-FWAS was involved in an accident near La Crete, Canada. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 August 2017 at 03:20

Classification

Accident

Location

La Crete, Canada

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Air Tractor AT502

Registration

C-FWAS

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ANC17WA045

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 August 10, 2017, about 0320 Coordinated Universal Time, an Air Tractor AT-502B airplane, C-FWAS, impacted terrain while conducting an aerial application repositioning turn near La Crete, Alberta, Canada. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada is investigating the accident. As the state of manufacture of the airplane, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has designated a US 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 http://www.tsb.gc.ca

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.