Collision with wires, Exact Air Inc., Piper PA-31, C-FQQB, Schefferville Airport, Quebec, 3.5 nm NW, 30 April 2017 .: TU3-5/17-0050E-PDF
"The Piper PA-31 (registration C-FQQB, serial number 31-310) operated by Exact Air Inc., with 2 pilots on board, was conducting its 2nd magnetometric survey flight of the day, from Schefferville Airport, Quebec, under visual flight rules. At 1336 Eastern Daylight Time, the aircraft took off and began flying toward the survey area located 90 nautical miles northwest of the airport. After completing the magnetometric survey work at 300 feet above ground level, the aircraft began the return flight segment to Schefferville Airport. At that time, the aircraft descended and flew over the terrain at an altitude varying between 100 and 40 feet above ground level. At 1756, while the aircraft was flying over railway tracks, it struck power transmission line conductor cables and crashed on top of a mine tailings deposit about 3.5 nautical miles northwest of Schefferville Airport. Both occupants were fatally injured. The accident occurred during daylight hours. Following the impact, there was no fire, and no emergency locator transmitter signal was captured'--Summary, t.p.
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| Department/Agency | Transportation Safety Board of Canada. |
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| Title | Collision with wires, Exact Air Inc., Piper PA-31, C-FQQB, Schefferville Airport, Quebec, 3.5 nm NW, 30 April 2017 . |
| Series title | Aviation investigation report ; A17Q0050 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Collision avec des câbles, Exact Air Inc., Piper PA-31 (C-FQQB), aéroport de Schefferville (Québec), 3,5 nm NW, 30 avril 2017. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | Gatineau, QC : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, c2018. |
| Description | iv, 35 p. : col. ill. |
| ISBN | 9780660269917 |
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| Subject terms | Aircraft accidents Air safety Investigations |
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