ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23379
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| Date: | Monday 22 July 1996 |
| Time: | 17:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Cargair Ltée |
| Registration: | C-GBZG |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | St. Pauls Inlet, Newfoundland -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Natashquan, Quebec |
| Stephenville, Newfoundland | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
C-GBZG was one of four aircraft that departed Natashquan, Quebec, at 1839 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight to Stephenville, Newfoundland. C-GBZG was last observed flying into clouds as it approached the Newfoundland shore at St. Pauls Inlet. Attempts to contact the pilot were unsuccessful. A search and rescue satellite picked up an emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal in the vicinity of St. Pauls Inlet. Because of poor weather at the site, search and rescue was delayed and the aircraft wreckage was located the next morning. The aircraft struck rising terrain at about 1,100 feet above sea level (asl) at approximately 2010 UTC (1740 local time). The three people on board (pilot and two Germans,60/32) were fatally injured, and the aircraft was destroyed.
When the pilot encountered deteriorating weather, he did not alter course to avoid entering cloud, apparently being unaware of the high ground in his path; the aircraft struck terrain while in controlled flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1996A0742
Hamburger Abendblatt 25 July 1996
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Mar-2018 20:09 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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