ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74573
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 2010 |
| Time: | 10:10 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
| Owner/operator: | North Wind Aviation (2001) Ltd |
| Registration: | C-FZSD |
| MSN: | 31-7405233 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Avco Lycoming TIO-540-J2BD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mealy Mountains, 90 Km W of Cartwright, Newfoundland and Labrador -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Goose Bay Airport - CYYR |
| Cartwright Airport - CUCA | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On 26 May 2010, at 08:35, Atlantic Daylight Time, the North Wind Aviation Ltd. Piper Navajo PA31-350 (registration C-FZSD, serial number 31-7405233) departed on a round trip flight from Goose Bay to Cartwright and Black Tickle before returning to Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. The pilot was to deliver freight to Cartwright as well as a passenger and some freight to Black Tickle.
At approximately 09:05, the pilot made a radio broadcast advising that the aircraft was 60 nautical miles west of Cartwright. No further radio broadcasts were received. The aircraft did not arrive at destination and, at 10:10, was reported as missing. The search for the aircraft was hampered by poor weather.
On 28 May 2010, at about 22:00, the aircraft wreckage was located on a plateau in the Mealy Mountains. Both occupants of the aircraft were fatally injured. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post-crash fire. There was no emergency locator transmitter on board and, as such, no signal was received.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. CADORS Number: 2010A0453
2. TSB Occurrence No: A10A0056
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20131029060014/http://www.baaa-acro.com:80/2010/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-cartwright-2-killed/
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/C-FZSD.html
5. http://m.regosearch.com/aircraft/ca/FZSD
6. https://www.planepictures.net/v3/show_en.php?id=336890
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2010 04:08 | RobertMB | Added |
| 29-May-2010 04:33 | RobertMB | Updated [Cn] |
| 29-May-2010 06:25 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 29-May-2010 10:21 | Dmitriy | Updated [Location] |
| 26-Aug-2014 05:24 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2015 00:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2017 17:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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