ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26815
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| Date: | Thursday 4 December 1975 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 401 |
| Owner/operator: | Richel Air |
| Registration: | C-FVDY |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Magdalen Islands, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (YJN) |
| Magdalen Islands (YGR) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Upon touchdown the airplane went out of control and crashed in flames. It was totally destroyed by the post crash fire and all six occupants were fatally injured (1 pilot, 5 passengers). The plane was completing a charter flight from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu to Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Magdalen Islands) with an intermediate stop in Moncton, carrying a pilot and five engineers.
Sources:
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-cessna-401-le-havre-aux-maisons-6-killed
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Feb-2021 11:58 | SANMJN | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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