ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226263
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| Date: | Sunday 16 June 2019 |
| Time: | 18:25 |
| Type: |  Pitts S-2E Special |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-GONV |
| MSN: | VNA-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near St. Jean Port Joli Airport, Chaudière-Appalaches, QC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | St. Jean Port Joli Airport, QC |
| Montréal/Aéroparc Île Perrot (CSP6), Quebec | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On the morning of 16 June 2019, an amateur-built aircraft, a Pitts S2E (registration C-GONV, serial number VNA-1), took off from Montréal/Aéroparc Île Perrot (CSP6), Quebec, headed to Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec. The pilot and the passenger on board were heading to an “Open Skies” day organized by the Aéro Port-Joli pilots association.
Over the course of the day, the pilot conducted 7 aerobatic flights, each approximately 20 minutes long, with 1 passenger on board. These flights were conducted at an altitude that would allow the pilot to exit aerobatic manoeuvres at approximately 3000 feet above ground level (AGL). When returning from each flight, the pilot flew over the runway at a very low altitude before pulling up on the runway centreline, then making a shallow left turn before returning to the circuit at 1000 feet AGL for a landing. All of these flights occurred without incident.
At approximately 18:25, after refuelling, the pilot and the morning passenger took off from runway 24 at the Saint-Jean-Port-Joli Aerodrome on board the occurrence aircraft, to return to CSP6, the aircraft’s base.
After takeoff, the aircraft began a steep climb, then made a steep left-hand turn, lost altitude, and crashed in a nose-down attitude, leaning left, in a ditch next to a secondary road, approximately 450 feet southeast of the Saint-Jean-Port-Joli Aerodrome.
The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces. A fire broke out but was quickly extinguished by individuals who were nearby. The passenger, who had been seated in the front, received fatal injuries, and the pilot, who had been seated in the back, received serious injuries. The emergency locator transmitter (ELT) activated on impact.
There was nothing to indicate that a defect in the aircraft or the engine led to the loss of control during the initial climb after takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.journaldequebec.com/2019/06/16/accident-davion-a-saint-jean-port-joli
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1187540/ecrasement-petit-avion-pres-de-aeroport-saint-jean-port-joli
https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/small-plane-crashes-near-st-jean-port-joli-airport
https://www.zone911.com/actualites/accidents/item/28787-derniere-heure-ecrasement-d-un-avion-a-saint-jean-port-joli
https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2019/06/16/accident-davion-a-saint-jean-port-joli-1
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_fawcett/3633054986 (photo)
Images:
Scale model of the Pitts S2E’s flight path created from videos provided to the TSB
Media:
TSB investigator examining the wreckage of a Pitts S2E aircraft following an accident in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Qc https://t.co/ZoopfMP9IQ pic.twitter.com/J7ZZSfJCY5
— TSB of Canada (@TSBCanada) June 18, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2019 13:02 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 17-Jun-2019 14:20 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2019 14:21 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, Departure airport] |
| 17-Jun-2019 19:32 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 17-Jun-2019 20:34 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2019 15:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 03-Mar-2020 17:21 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative, Photo, Accident report, ] |
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