Piper PA-30 C-GLGJ

Summary

On 14 August 2012 at about 00:29 local time, a Piper PA-30 registered C-GLGJ was involved in an accident near Kelowna, Canada. 4 people were on board and one died, 3 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

14 August 2012 at 00:29

Classification

Accident

Location

Kelowna, Canada

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-30

Registration

C-GLGJ

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ANC12WA087

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 13, 2012, about 1729 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-30 airplane, (Canadian Registration C-GLGJ) was on a VFR flight plan from Penticton to Boundary Bay, British Columbia. The Canadian Joint Rescue Coordination Centre received an ELT signal, and a search was commenced. The aircraft had crashed in a wooded area near the Brenda Lake mine site, approximately 18 nm west of Kelowna, BC. One of the occupants was deceased, and the other three were transported to the hospital with critical injuries. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian government. This report is for information 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 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.