Accident Aviat A-1B Husky C-GNSY, Saturday 7 January 2017
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Date:Saturday 7 January 2017
Time:15:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic HUSK model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aviat A-1B Husky
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: C-GNSY
MSN: 2154
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Grand lac Touradi, Bas-Saint-Laurent -   Canada
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Lac des Aigles, QC
Destination airport:Lac des Aigles, QC
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A privately operated, ski-equipped Aviat Christen Husky A-1B took off from Lac des Aigles near Rimouski, QC, with only the pilot on board to conduct a local flight. After conducting touch-and-goes on a few lakes in the area, the pilot conducted a flight about 20 ft above Grand Lac Touladi. During the fly over, the aircraft accidentally struck the lake's snowy surface. The aircraft came to a stop on its nose. The pilot suffered minor injuries.

Sources:

http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/01/07/accident-davion-sur-le-lac-touradi-le-pilote-sen-sort-indemne-1
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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jan-2017 11:08 gerard57 Added
08-Jan-2017 21:19 Geno Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ]
23-Nov-2017 20:22 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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