Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Moose Jaw Canada
Sunday, July 10, 2005 22:15 UTC

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

On July 10, 2005, at 2215 universal coordinated time, a Waco UPF-7 (N2369Q) and Wolf Wolf-Samson (N985PW) collided while maneuvering during an air show performance at the Moose Jaw Air Vice Marshall C.M. McEwan Airport (CYMJ), Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. Both aircraft were destroyed during the in-flight collision and post-impact fires. The two pilots were fatally injured. The pilots were members of the United States based Masters of Disaster civilian aerobatics team. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Government. Further information may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 335-550 Century Street Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3H 0Y1 http://www.tsb.gc.ca This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/10/2005
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 2215
Event Time Zone Coordinated Universal Time? Same as GMT
Event City Moose Jaw
Event State --
Event Country CANADA
Zipcode of the event site --
Event Date Year 2005
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator Yes
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 501949N
Event Location Longitude 1053333W
Event Location Airport --
Event Location Nearest Airport ID --
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport --
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation --
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source --
Time of the weather observation
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) --
Weather Observation Facility ID --
Elevation of weather observation facility --
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) --
Time Zone of the weather observation --
Lighting Conditions --
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions --
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling --
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) --
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) --
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 2
Investigating Agency Foreign
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) --
NTSB Notification Source CANADIAN TSB
NTSB Notification Date Jul 10 2005 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 13 2005 5:12PM
User who most recently changed record DINC
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft #2

Aircraft Registration Number N2369Q N985PW
NTSB Number CHI05WA182A CHI05WA182B
Missing Aircraft Indicator -- --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Non-U.S., Non-Commercial Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Type of Flight Plan filed None None
Flight plan Was Activated? No No
Damage Destroyed Destroyed
Aircraft Fire -- --
Aircraft Explosion -- --
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Waco Wolf
Aircraft Model UPF-7 Wolf-Samson
Aircraft Series Identifier -- --
Aircraft Serial Number -- --
Certified Max Gross Weight -- --
Aircraft Category Airplane Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class -- --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No Yes
Flight Crew Seats -- --
Cabin Crew Seats -- --
Passenger Seats -- --
Total number of seats on the aircraft -- --
Number of Engines 1 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection -- --
Date of Last Inspection -- --
Airframe hours since last inspection -- --
Airframe Hours -- --
ELT Installed -- --
ELT Activated -- --
ELT Aided Location of Event Site -- --
ELT Type -- --
Aircraft Owner Name -- --
Aircraft Owner Street Address -- --
Aircraft Owner City -- --
Aircraft Owner State -- --
Aircraft Owner Country -- --
Aircraft Owner Zipcode -- --
Operator is an individual? -- --
Operator Name -- --
Operator Same as Owner? -- --
Operator Is Doing Business As -- --
Operator Address Same as Owner? -- --
Operator Street Address PO Box 36 18211 Harmon Road
Operator City Neosho Fayetteville
Operator State MO AR
Operator Country USA USA
Operator Zip code 64850 72703
Operator Code -- --
Owner has at least one certificate None None
Other Operator of large aircraft? -- --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation -- --
Operator Certificate Number -- --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not -- --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight -- --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail -- --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Air Race/Show Air Race/Show
Second Pilot on Board -- --
Departure Point Same as Event Yes Yes
Departure Airport Code CYMJ CYMJ
Departure City Moose Jaw Moose Jaw
Departure State -- --
Departure Country CA CA
Departure Time -- --
Departure Time Zone UTC UTC
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code CYMJ CYMJ
Destination City Moose Jaw Moose Jaw
Destination State -- --
Destination Country CA CA
Specific Phase of Flight Maneuvering Maneuvering
Report sent to ICAO? -- --
Evacuation occurred -- --
Date of most recent change to record May 9 2008 10:00AM May 9 2008 10:11AM
User who most recently changed record JOHB JOHB
Since inspection or accident -- --
Event Location Runway Number and Location -- --
Runway Length -- --
Runway Width -- --
Sight Seeing flight No No
Air Medical Flight No No
Medical Flight -- --