Van's RV4 C-GGYT
7 May 2016 · Eckville, Canada · Fatal
Summary
On 7 May 2016 at about 20:00 local time, a Van's RV4 registered C-GGYT was involved in an accident near Eckville, Canada. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eckville, Canada
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Van's RV4
- Registration
- C-GGYT
- Category
- Airplane
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- Unk
- NTSB number
- ANC16WA028
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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 May 07, 2016, about 2000 Coordinated Universal Time, an amateur-built Van's Thiessen RV-4 airplane, C-GGYT, impacted terrain near Eckville, Alberta, Canada, under unknown circumstances. 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 U.S. 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.
Other Van's RV4 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2016 | Van's RV4 | Coex, France | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Aug 2016 | Van's RV4 | Shelbyville, Kentucky, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Sep 2017 | Van's RV4 | Stafsberg, Norway | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Jun 2018 | Van's RV4 | Butler, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 2019 | Van's RV4 | Cameron, North Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Sep 2020 | Van's RV4 | Clovis, New Mexico, United States | Bishop Ag Air LLC | Serious injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2016 | Grumman AA1 | Pintendre, Canada | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Oct 2016 | Steen SKYBOLT | Blackfalds, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Dec 2016 | Boeing 767 | Toronto, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 2016 | Quad City CHALLENGER II | Amos, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Apr 2016 | Rockwell 112 | Revelstoke, Canada | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 14 Jul 2016 | Aero Commander B1A | Hoey, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |