Narrative:The air ambulance Beechcraft A100 King Air, Voyageur 796, with two flight crew members and two paramedics on board, departed Timmins for Chapleau, Ontario on an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight. There, a seriously injured person was to be boarded and
flown to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The aircraft proceeded from Timmins en route at 12,000 feet, and, on arrival at Chapleau, the
aircraft overflew the airport at low altitude and crashed 1.5 miles southwest of the airport. The four occupants were fatally injured, and the aircraft was destroyed by the impact and post-impact fire.
Probable Cause:
Causes: "The flight crew descended below the minimum applicable IFR altitude while approaching the Chapleau NDB. It could not be determined why the crew allowed the aircraft to descend, in controlled flight, into the ground."
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
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Despite errors, agency refuses to re-open plane crash probe (CBC, 23-1-2013)
Follow-up / safety actions
TSB issued 1 Safety Recommendation
Issued: -- | To: DoT Canada | A91-13 |
The Department of Transport expedite legislation for upgrading the flight recorder requirements for Canadian-registered aircraft. (Unsatisfactory) |
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
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Distance from Timmins Airport, ON to Chapleau Airport, ON as the crow flies is 167 km (104 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.