GRUMMAN AA-5B

Medicine Hat, June 2, 2019

Event Information

DateJune 2, 2019
Event TypeACC
LocationMedicine Hat
CountryCA
Coordinates49.94556, -110.27556
Highest InjuryFATL
NTSB NumberANC19WA022
Event ID20190604X32609

Aircraft

MakeGRUMMAN
ModelAA-5B
Registration #C-GQIJ
CategoryAIR
FAR PartUNK
Aircraft DamageSUBS

Conditions

Light Condition-
Weather-

Injuries

Fatal3
Serious0
Minor0
None0
Total Injured3

Event Location

Full Narrative

On June 2, 2019, at 0440 (UTC) time, a Canadian registered Grumman American Aviation, AA-5B airplane, C-GQIJ, operated by a private individual, was found after it had collided with terrain under unknown circumstances while conducting a VFR flight. A search had commenced when the airplane did not arrive at the destination, and the airplane was found approximately 17 nautical miles east of Medicine Hat (CYXH), Alberta, Canada. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The flight originated from CYXH, Alberta, Canada.

The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian Transportation Safety Board. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Canadian government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:

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