ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75930
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| Date: | Saturday 24 July 2010 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Nordair Quebec 2000 Inc. |
| Registration: | C-FGYK |
| MSN: | 123 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Grande-Rivière, Quebec -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | CYGL |
| Lake Eau Claire, Nunavik | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft departing CYGL witness reported engine struggling, distress single was received from the aircraft, but crashed approx. 1.7 km west of airport in muddy swamp. Pilot and one passenger fatal, 3 passengers airlifted to hospital.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://fr.canoe.ca/infos/societe/archives/2010/07/20100724-184422.html
http://www.dhc-2.com/id467.htm
http://www.nordair.ca/en00009section.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 July 1959 | CF-GYK | Connolly Dawson Airways | 0 | Pelly River, Yukon Territory | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2010 12:51 | robbreid | Added |
| 25-Jul-2010 13:31 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 25-Jul-2010 23:46 | robbreid | Updated [Time] |
| 30-Jul-2010 14:25 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 18-Jul-2011 13:03 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2011 01:35 | onward | Updated [Source, Damage] |
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