ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176934
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| Date: | Thursday 11 June 2015 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Kangirsuk Airport (Wakeham Bay), Kangirsuk, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | La Grande Rivière (CYGL) |
| Kangirsuk (KYG/CYAS) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A private Piper PA23-250 was conducting a VFR flight from La Grande Rivière (CYGL), QC, to Kangirsuk (CYAS), QC. The aircraft went missing in the evening and was found on Friday, June 12, 2015, at about 11:30 local time, 1.2 NM from the airport. The three people on board died and the aircraft was destroyed. IFR conditions prevailed at the moment when the aircraft disappeared.
Sources:
1. CADORS Number: 2015Q1049
2. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/3-dead-in-plane-crash-near-kangirsuk-northern-quebec-1.3111331
3. https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/three-dead-after-plane-crashes-in-northern-quebec-1.2420122
4. http://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674weather_a_possible_factor_in_nunavik_plane_crash_police/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2015 20:37 | Geno | Added |
| 12-Jun-2015 21:21 | Geno | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2015 00:12 | Geno | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Nov-2016 17:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2017 08:10 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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