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Date: | Thursday 14 May 1998 |
Time: | 09:57 |
Type: | Piper PA-31-350 Chieftain |
Owner/operator: | Avionair Inc |
Registration: | C-GUVK |
MSN: | 31-7405451 |
Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 4 nm South East of La Grande, Quebec -
Canada
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger |
Departure airport: | Rouyn, Quebec |
Destination airport: | La Grande Rivière, Quebec |
Investigating agency: | TSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:At 05:25 EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), a Piper Navajo PA-31, registration C-GUVK, serial number 31-7405451, with two pilots on board, took off from Dorval Airport, Quebec, on a three-day charter flight. Two passengers boarded at Rouyn, Quebec, travelling to La Grande Rivière, Quebec. All flight segments over the three-day period were planned in accordance with instrument flight rules.
At La Grande Rivière, the aircraft completed a VOR/DME approach to runway 31, but could not land due to weather. A missed approach was executed, and the aircraft proceeded toward the alternate airport, La Grande 4. About 15 nautical miles north of La Grande 3, the engines misfired. The fuel selector lever was reselected, and the engines operated normally for about five minutes, and then stopped.
The pilot-in-command declared an emergency and proceeded toward La Grande 3 Airport for an LOC/DME approach to runway 29. The aircraft broke through the cloud layer at approximately 300 feet above ground level and the pilot set the aircraft down in some trees beside a small lake, four nautical miles southeast of La Grande 3 Airport. The accident occurred at 09:57 EDT. One of the two passengers sustained minor leg injuries. The other occupants were uninjured. They were rescued by helicopter approximately 45 minutes later. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | TSB |
Report number: | A98Q0069 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
1. CADORS Number: 1998Q0197
2. Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) Aviation Investigation Report A98Q0069 at
http://www.bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/1998/a98q0069/a98q0069.asp 3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1998/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-la-grande/]
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Sep-2008 01:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
28-Apr-2015 20:24 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
25-Jun-2015 13:35 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
15-Oct-2017 15:47 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |