Narrative:
The crew most likely conducted the runway 12 instrument approach to Masset with reference to an unintentionally mis-set altimeter of 30.17 in. Hg, and unknowingly flew the aircraft into the water. The aircraft was on a medevac flight from Vancouver.
CAUSES: "The crew most likely conducted the instrument approach with reference to an unintentionally mis-set altimeter of 30.17 in. Hg, and unknowingly flew the aircraft into the water. The circumstances leading to the incorrect altimeter setting could not be determined, nor was it determined why the crew did not detect the mis-set altimeter."
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
accident date: 11-01-1995
type: Learjet 35
registration: C-GPUN
| Status: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
| Date: | Wednesday 11 January 1995 |
| Time: | 01:49 PST |
| Type: |  Learjet 35 |
| Operator: | Canada Jet Charters |
| Registration: | C-GPUN |
| MSN: | 35-058 |
| First flight: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11676 |
| Engines: | 2 Garrett TFE731-2-2B |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 15 km (9.4 mls) NW off Masset Airport, BC (ZMT) ( Canada)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR), Canada |
| Masset Airport, BC (ZMT/CZMT), Canada |
The crew most likely conducted the runway 12 instrument approach to Masset with reference to an unintentionally mis-set altimeter of 30.17 in. Hg, and unknowingly flew the aircraft into the water. The aircraft was on a medevac flight from Vancouver.
Probable Cause:
CAUSES: "The crew most likely conducted the instrument approach with reference to an unintentionally mis-set altimeter of 30.17 in. Hg, and unknowingly flew the aircraft into the water. The circumstances leading to the incorrect altimeter setting could not be determined, nor was it determined why the crew did not detect the mis-set altimeter."
Accident investigation:
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Classification:
Wrong altimeter setting Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Water
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accident date: 11-01-1995
type: Learjet 35
registration: C-GPUN
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Vancouver International Airport, BC to Masset Airport, BC as the crow flies is 812 km (507 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Vancouver International Airport, BC to Masset Airport, BC as the crow flies is 812 km (507 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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