Last updated: 19 January 2021
| Status: | Preliminary - official |
| Date: | Saturday 14 October 2017 |
| Time: | 00:09 |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 1900D |
| Operator: | Exploits Valley Air Services |
| Registration: | C-GORZ |
| C/n / msn: | UE-134 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Aircraft fate: | Repaired |
| Location: | Moncton/Greater Moncton International Airport, NB (YQM) ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Halifax-Stanfield International Airport, NS (YHZ/CYHZ), Canada |
| Moncton/Greater Moncton International Airport, NB (YQM/CYQM), Canada | |
| Flightnumber: | EVS7764 |
A Beech 1900D aircraft operated by Exploits Valley Air Service (EVAS), was conducting flight 7764 from Halifax International Airport to Moncton International Airport, Canada. Upon landing at Moncton the aircraft was flared slightly high, the stall warning was heard and the aircraft landed firmly. The crew did a post-landing walk around, observed no damage and secured the aircraft for the night. The following day, the aircraft was flown 3 additional legs.
Upon inspection, the operator’s maintenance discovered the rear tail strakes had suffered damage from a previous landing. A flight ferry permit was obtained, and the aircraft flown to Gander Aiport for repair, and subsequently returned to service on October 21.
Classification:
TailstrikeRunway mishap
Sources:
» TSB A17A0079Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Halifax-Stanfield International Airport, NS to Moncton/Greater Moncton International Airport, NB as the crow flies is 163 km (102 miles).
Distance from Halifax-Stanfield International Airport, NS to Moncton/Greater Moncton International Airport, NB as the crow flies is 163 km (102 miles).
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.
