ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23041
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| Date: | Thursday 9 May 2002 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 180F |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-FQCF |
| MSN: | 18051212 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lac des Passes, Quebec -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Des Passes Lake, Quebec |
| St. Augustin Lake, Quebec | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Cessna 180F took off at 0930 eastern daylight time, under visual flight rules, for a flight from Des Passes Lake, Quebec, to St. Augustin Lake, Quebec, with one pilot and two passengers on board. After taking off from the lake, the seaplane suddenly pitched nose-down, the left float dug into the water, and the aircraft overturned. The two passengers were able to exit the aircraft, and clung to the floats. The pilot drowned inside the aircraft. The two passengers then attempted to swim to shore, but one of them became exhausted, turned back and climbed onto one of the floats, and drowned a few seconds later when the aircraft sank. The other passenger reached dry land and proceeded to a cottage on the opposite shore, where he was able to warm up somewhat. He was found two days later by a friend coming to visit the cottage. Search and Rescue immediately transported him by helicopter to a hospital in Québec.
Findings as to Causes and Contributing Factors
1. The autopsy performed on the pilot revealed that the probable cause of death was drowning. The pilot did, however, suffer from significant coronary arteriosclerosis, to the extent that his condition could have led to sudden cardiac incapacitation.
2. The pilot and passengers were not wearing life jackets during take-off. Wearing a life jacket might have saved the passenger's life.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
2002Q0462
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Oct-2023 09:39 | harro | Updated |
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