What happened
On March 3, 2021, a Wag-A-Bond amateur-built aircraft, registered as C-GKGX, was performing a visual flight rules flight departing from Barron Lake, Quebec. The flight was intended to proceed to Lachute Airport. Shortly after the aircraft departed, it executed a left turn and struck the ice surface of the lake. The impact left the aircraft in a vertical position. The pilot, who was the sole occupant of the aircraft, sustained fatal injuries. Following the collision, the aircraft's emergency locator transmitter (ELT) was activated.
The investigation
The TSB conducted a class 4 investigation into the loss of control and subsequent terrain collision. The investigation focused on the sequence of events from takeoff to the moment of impact on the frozen lake surface near Gore, Quebec.