Collision with terrain, Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, N246W, Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport, (Quebec), 1.4 nm WSW, 29 March 2016 .: TU3-5/16-0032E-PDF

"On 29 March 2016, a privately operated Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 aircraft (registration N246W, serial number 1552S.A.) departed Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport, Quebec, on an instrument flight rules flight to Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport, Quebec. The pilot, a passenger-pilot, and 5 passengers were on board. During the final approach to Runway 07, when the aircraft was 1.4 nautical miles west-southwest of the airport, it deviated south of the approach path. At approximately 1230 Atlantic Daylight Time, aircraft control was lost, resulting in the aircraft striking the ground in a near-level attitude. The aircraft was destroyed, and all occupants were fatally injured. There was no post-impact fire. The 406-megahertz emergency locator transmitter activated. The accident occurred during daylight hours"--Summary.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
Title Collision with terrain, Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, N246W, Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport, (Quebec), 1.4 nm WSW, 29 March 2016 .
Series title Aviation investigation report ; A16A0032
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Title from cover.
Issued also in French under title: Collision avec le relief, Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (N246W), 1,4 nm WSW de l'aéroport des Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Québec), 29 mars 2016.
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information Gatineau, QC : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, c2018.
Description iv, 61 p. : ill., maps, photos
ISBN 978-0-660-24331-3
Catalogue number
  • TU3-5/16-0032E-PDF
Subject terms Aircraft accidents
Investigations
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