ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23251
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| Date: | Saturday 5 November 2005 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Grondin Transport (Grondair) |
| Registration: | C-GPUL |
| MSN: | 17275607 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Engine model: | Avco Lycoming O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3NM au nord-est de St-Honoré-de- Shenley, Quebec -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Aerial patrol |
| Departure airport: | St-Frédéric de Beauce (CSZ4) |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Cessna 172M, registration C-GPUL, operated by Grondair, was chartered by the Quebec ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune (Department of Natural Resources and Wildlife) for night aerial surveillance of poaching activities. The pilot and two wildlife protection officers were on board. At about 2145 eastern standard time, the aircraft took off from the Saint-Frédéric aerodrome, Quebec, for a visual flight rules (VFR) flight. Shortly after take-off, due to foggy conditions, the chief of operations on board the aircraft redeployed the ground teams to an area more to the south of the surveillance area that was originally planned. The aircraft was reported missing at about 2300. It was found three days later in a wooded area 7 nm southwest of the Saint-Georges aerodrome, Quebec. After striking the
treetops, the aircraft crashed in an inverted position and caught fire. The three occupants sustained fatal injuries.
Finding as to Causes and Contributing Factors
1. The visual flight rules (VFR) night flight was conducted in marginal VFR conditions at an altitude below the minimum specified in section 3.23 of the Grondair operations manual; the aircraft struck trees with no loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
2005Q1940
Images:
(c) TSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Dec-2008 12:23 | harro | Updated |
| 25-Oct-2023 15:08 | harro | Updated |
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