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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.

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