Accident Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer C-GWCS,
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Date:Friday 16 September 2011
Time:19:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic LA4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lake LA-4-200 Buccaneer
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: C-GWCS
MSN: 598
Year of manufacture:1974
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Lake Geoffrion, near La Tuque, north of Sudbury, Quebec -   Canada
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Saint-Hyacinthe Aerodrome - CSU3
Destination airport:Lake Geoffrion
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A Quebec man is dead after a Lake LA-4-200 seaplane crashed at Lake Geoffrion, near La Tuque, north of Trois-Riviere, Quebec, Friday night.

The 54-year-old passenger, from Montréal, Que., died in a hospital.


An investigation has been launched to determine the cause of the accident.
This mishap occured at Lac Geoffrion in Quebec approx 20 nm west of La Tuque.


Sources:

[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Quebec+dies+plane+crash+near+Geoffrion+Lake/5419269/story.html]
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2011/09/17/quebec-plane-crash-fatal.html?cmp=rss]
CADORS # 2011Q2114

[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.lakecentral.com/images/C-GWCS%20598%20exterior.jpg] (photo)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Sep-2011 14:08 gerard57 Added
18-Sep-2011 01:01 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
19-Sep-2011 21:57 peterj Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative]
20-Sep-2011 00:47 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative]
29-Sep-2011 01:51 RobertMB Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
30-Sep-2011 13:21 Anon. Updated [Narrative]
06-Nov-2011 07:06 Yex Updated [Narrative]
06-Nov-2011 12:05 Anon. Updated [Narrative]
25-Mar-2016 15:49 Flyer12345678 Updated [Embed code, Narrative]

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