Aerospatiale ATR 42-320 accident near Fond-Du-Lac, Ca, December 14, 2017
On December 14, 2017, a Aerospatiale ATR 42-320, registered CGWEA, was destroyed in an accident during takeoff near Fond-Du-Lac (Fond-Du-Lac airport). It was flown under non-U.S. commercial rules. The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The NTSB has not yet published a probable cause for this accident. Investigations usually take one to two years; this page updates when the final report is released.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 14, 2017
- Place
- Fond-Du-Lac, Canada · Fond-Du-Lac
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- The NTSB record does not give the injuries.
- Weather
- not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerospatiale ATR 42-320 320
- Registration
- CGWEA · no longer on the register · serial 240
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Flight · non-U.S. commercial rules
The NTSB's narrative preliminary · quoted from the NTSB record
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has notified the NTSB of an accident involving an Aerospatiale ATR 42-320, which occurred on December 13, 2017. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the TSB investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13 as the State of Manufacturer and Design of airplane components. All investigative information will be released by the TSB.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Unknown or undetermined during takeoff defining event
The aircraft
- Maximum gross weight: 37,256 lb
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine 1:; 0 hours total
- Engine 2:; 0 hours total
- Not recorded
- Operator: West Wind Aviation
The flight
- Departed from: CZFD Fond-Du-Lac
- Destination: CYSF Stoney Rapids
- Runway 28
Weather at the time
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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