ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280475
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| Date: | Sunday 17 July 2022 |
| Time: | c. 15:45 |
| Type: |  Bellanca 7GCBC Citabria |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-GOQZ |
| MSN: | 729-74 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saint-Maurice River, Shawinigan, QC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Trois-Rivières Airport, QC (YRQ/CYRQ) |
| Saint-Maurice River, Shawinigan, QC | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A privately owned Bellanca Citabria equipped with floats, was on a visual flight rules flight from Trois-Riviere Airport (CYRQ), QC to a dock on the St-Maurice River at Shawignigan. While overflying the landing site, the aircraft struck the lowest wire of a power line crossing the river. As a result of the impact, the aircraft struck the river in an inverted position. The pilot was fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.lesoleil.com/2022/07/17/un-hydravion-secrase-dans-le-saint-maurice-a-shawinigan-24546ea7d0a5aa61af0cde9d71addb16
https://www.enbeauce.com/actualites-nationale/hydravion-en-detresse-dans-la-riviere-saint-maurice%C2%A0-un-blesse-grave/5588
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1898769/ecrasement-hydravion-shawinigan
TSB
https://montrealgazette.com/news/quebec/seaplane-crash-in-mauricie-leaves-one-person-injured-more-than-5000-without-electricity
* Registration Unconfirmed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2022 07:27 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Jul-2022 07:49 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jul-2022 17:51 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 03-Aug-2022 06:48 | harro | Updated [Registration, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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