Cessna 208B C-GATV
4 October 2011 · Utsigi Point, NT, Canada · Fatal
Summary
On 4 October 2011 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 208B registered C-GATV, operated by Air Tindi, LTD, was involved in an accident near Utsigi Point, NT, Canada. 4 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Utsigi Point, NT, Canada
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Cessna 208B
- Registration
- C-GATV
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Air Tindi, LTD
- Operating rule
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Yellowknife → Lutselk'e
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- NTSB number
- ANC12WA001
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 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 October 4, 2011, about 1730 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 208B airplane registered to Air Tindi, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada sustained substantial when it impacted tree-covered terrain under unknown circumstances near Utsigi Point, Northwest Territories, Canada. Instrument meteorological conditions were reported in the area at the time of the accident. Of the four occupants on board, the pilot and one passenger were killed, and two passengers sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from Yellowknife, and it was en route to Lutselk'e, Northwest Territories, Canada. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB). This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the TSB. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada Tel.: (1) 819-994-4252 (1) 819-997-7887 (24 hour) E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (1) 819-953-9586 Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2011 | Cessna 208B | El Paso, Texas, United States | Martinaire Aviation, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 2011 | Cessna 208B | Bakersfield, California, United States | West Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Dec 2011 | Cessna 208 | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | Skydive Mesquite | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jan 2011 | Cessna 208B | Kipnuk, Alaska, United States | Hageland Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2011 | Cessna 208B | Nightmute, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Oct 2011 | Cessna 208B | Xakanaka, Botswana | - | Fatal | 9 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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