ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23544
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 September 1997 |
| Time: | 13:33 UTC |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Owner/operator: | A.T.L. Air Tuteurs Ltee |
| Registration: | C-GDXX |
| MSN: | 28R-7635094 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Parc des Laurentides, 27 nm SE of Bagotville, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St-Hubert |
| St-Honore | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot rented the aircraft. He took off from St-Hubert at 10:45 Z, for a VFR flight to St-Honore estimating 12:45 Z. An ELT signal was received at 11:50 Z. Communication searches were not able to find the aircraft. The aircraft was found at 15:20 Z by a SAR aircraft in the Laurentides park (co-ordinates 47'57"N 071'140"W). The pilot was fatally injured.
Update: At about 13:50 Z, an ELT signal was captured by the SARSAT satellite. Trenton advised Bagotville who dispatched a helicopter to the location. The wreckage was located at the foot of 2 communication towers with an altitude of 3,560 feet ASL. The aircraft struck a support cable with the left wing and ended up in an inverse nosedive. The pilot was fatally injured. Substantial damage sustained to aircraft
Sources:
CADORS 1997Q0368
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Dec-2008 10:58 | harro | Updated |
| 23-Feb-2015 21:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Narrative] |
| 24-Sep-2018 20:17 | BEAVERSPOTTER | Updated [Cn, Damage] |
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