| Date: | Saturday 24 July 1948 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Rimouski Airlines |
| Registration: | CF-FKY |
| MSN: | 6246 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 26 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cap des Rosiers, QC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Anticosti Island, QC |
| Gaspé-Metropolitan Area Airport, QC (YGP/CYGP) |
The C-47 was chartered to fly employees of the Consolidated Paper Co. from Anticosti to Gaspe (YGP). It crashed into the fog-shrouded rocks of Cap des Rosiers, 12 miles East of Gaspe.
Sources:
29 Killed in worst disaster in Canadian aviation history (Winnipeg Free Press, 1948-07-26)
Location
Images:
photo (c) Wilfrid Ouellet; Cap des Rosiers, QC; July 2003
Photo: Serge Desrosiers
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2025 18:54 | Anon. | Updated [Photo, ] |
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