ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 187938
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| Date: | Saturday 4 June 2016 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: | Wag-Aero Sport |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Williston Lake, Northern Interior of BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fort St John, BC |
| Williston Lake, BC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Wag-Aero Sport on floats, departed Fort St. John, BC on its way to the Clearwater Reach campsite on the Clearwater River, near Williston Lake, BC. Approaching destination, the aircraft flew low over a group of boats, then climbed steeply and turned. The aircraft lost height in the turn and impacted terrain on the hillside, approximately 1 kilometer south of the campsite. There was a post impact fire that consumed most of the wreckage. The pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries.
Sources:
https://www.energeticcity.ca/2016/06/float-plane-crash-kills-one/
http://www.dawsoncreekmirror.ca/regional-news/chetwynd/williston-lake-float-plane-crash-kills-pilot-1.2271763
http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/cadors-screaq/rd.aspx?cno%3d%26dtef%3d2016-06-04%26dtet%3d2016-06-04%26otp%3d-1%26ftop%3d%253e%253d%26ftno%3d0%26ijop%3d%253e%253d%26ijno%3d0%26olc%3d%26prv%3d-1%26rgn%3d-1%26tsbno%3d%26tsbi%3d-1%26arno%3d%26ocatno%3d%26ocatop%3d1%26oevtno%3d%26oevtop%3d1%26evtacoc%3d3%26fltno%3d%26fltr%3d-1%26cars%3d-1%26acat%3d-1%26nar%3d%26aiddl%3d-1%26aidxt%3d%26optdl%3d-1%26optcomt%3d%26optseq%3d%26optxt%3d%26opdlxt%3dResults%2bwill%2bappear%2bin%2bthis%2blist%26mkdl%3d-1%26mkxt%3d%26mdldl%3d-1%26mdlxt%3d%26cmkdl%3dC%26cmkxt%3d%26rt%3dQR%26hypl%3dy%26cnum%3d2016P0841
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2016 06:03 | Geno | Added |
| 17-Jun-2016 10:53 | Dmitriy | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
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