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| Date: | Monday 15 July 2019 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver float plane |
| Owner/operator: | Air Sagenuay |
| Registration: | C-FJKI |
| MSN: | 992 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mistastin Lake, NL -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Crossroads Lake, NL |
| Mistastin Lake, NL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver float plane, registered C-FJKI, was damaged beyond repair when it crashed under unknown circumstances in the waters of the Mistastin Lake, NL, on the return trip to a fishing lodge. There were 1 pilot, 2 guides and 4 fishermen on board the aircraft.
The aircraft was found submerged about 1 mile from the shore of Lake Mistastin. Three occupants were fatally injured and four others remain missing. (3 fatalities, 4 missing). The missing occupants are deemed to have died in the crash.
Sources:
https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/enquetes-investigations/aviation/2019/a19a0052/a19a0052.html#3
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/float-plane-crash-mistastin-lake-1.5213255
https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/07/16/ecrasement-mortel-dair-saguenay--le-pilote-volait-au-labrador-depuis-sept-ans
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/plane-crash-in-n-l-leaves-3-dead-4-missing-1.4510080
https://www.journaldequebec.com/2019/07/19/ecrasement-dun-hydravion-dair-saguenay-les-recherches-reprennent-au-lac-mistastin
http://www.rcmp.gc.ca/en/news/2019/rcmp-provides-update-plane-crash-mistastin-lake-labrador
https://globalnews.ca/news/5690182/rcmp-planning-labrador-search/
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/201907/27/01-5235352-air-saguenay-ottawa-fournira-de-laide.php
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2019/08/13/rcmp-ends-search-for-downed-float-plane-and-missing-victims-in-labrador.html
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http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/C-FJKI.html
https://www.dhc-2.com/id77.htm (photo's)
Media:
#TSBAir will deploy a team following a seaplane accident in Mistastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador https://t.co/NXThwqkAk1
— TSB of Canada (@TSBCanada) July 16, 2019
The head of Air Saguenay says three are dead after a float plane crash. Four are still missing. The plane was found submerged about 1 mile from the shore of Lake Mistastin. #BREAKING #BreakingNews #CBCNN #CBC #CBCnews pic.twitter.com/rpTR7cGqNL
— Meghan Roberts (@meghanreports) July 16, 2019
Air Saguenay: Ottawa fournira de l'aide https://t.co/0rlE7C4WHg via @lp_lapresse
— Michel Guenette (@MichelGuenette3) July 28, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2019 14:59 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Jul-2019 15:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, ] |
| 16-Jul-2019 17:05 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2019 19:36 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 16-Jul-2019 19:40 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2019 05:37 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Registration, Source, Embed code, ] |
| 17-Jul-2019 05:48 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2019 09:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 17-Jul-2019 13:53 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jul-2019 19:48 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jul-2019 04:52 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Jul-2019 20:23 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2019 07:47 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jul-2019 07:58 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 28-Jul-2019 08:03 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jul-2019 08:04 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
| 13-Aug-2019 19:23 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 13-Aug-2019 19:25 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 02-Nov-2023 18:39 | harro | Updated |
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