Piper PA-46-350P C-FKKH
28 March 2008 · Wainwright, Canada · Fatal
Summary
On 28 March 2008 at about 14:15 local time, a Piper PA-46-350P registered C-FKKH, operated by A.D. Williams Holdings Inc., was involved in an accident near Wainwright, Canada. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wainwright, Canada
- Coordinates
- 52.9089, -110.6839
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-46-350P
- Registration
- C-FKKH
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- A.D. Williams Holdings Inc.
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Edmonton → Winnipeg
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- NTSB number
- ANC08WA045
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
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 March 28, 2008, about 0815, mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-46-350P airplane, Canadian registration C-FKKH, operated by A.D. Williams Holdings Inc., broke up in-flight, and crashed about 12 kilometers northeast of Wainwright, Alberta, Canada. The airplane was reportedly in cruise flight at 27,000 feet msl when the pilot reported a problem with a gyroscopic instrument. The airplane then descended and broke apart. The flight was conducted under the provisions of the Civil Aviation Regulations of Canada. The pilot and the four passengers received fatal injuries. This report is for information purposes only. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, and contains only the information released by, or obtained from the Government of Canada. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Place du Centre 200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada (819) 994-4252
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-46 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-46 | Hayden, Colorado, United States | Joseph F. Brumleve | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Dec 2008 | Piper PA-46-350P | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 2008 | Piper PA-46-350P | Léguillac-de-l'Auche, France | Flaix Air Inc Trustee | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Apr 2008 | Piper PA-46-350P | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States | Ralph Patterson | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 2008 | Piper PA-46-350P | Parma, Italy | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Piper PA-46-310P | Milano Linate, Italy | Go Aviation UK Inc. Trustee | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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