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| Date: | Friday 9 August 2024 |
| Time: | c. 11:37 |
| Type: |  Cessna 337H Super Skymaster |
| Owner/operator: | Sasair |
| Registration: | C-GZWF |
| MSN: | 33701862 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Corner Brook, NL -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Deer Lake Airport, NL (YDF/CYDF) |
| Sydney Airport, NS (YQY/CYQY) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Cessna 337H operated by Sasair, was on a visual flight rules flight from Deer Lake Airport, NL (CYDF) to Sydney-J.A. Douglas McCurdy, NE (CYQY) with 1 pilot and 3 passengers on board. The aircraft took off from CYDF at around 1:30pm behind another company aircraft that was also heading for CYQY. After travelling 37 nautical miles in a south-westerly direction, C-GZWF altered its flight path to fly at low altitude in a valley.
The aircraft crashed on the southern shore of the Bay of Islands in the Blow Me Down Mountains.
The ELT activated and the pilot of the second aircraft immediately contacted CYDF to report the accident. The pilot and 2 passengers were seriously injured and one passenger suffered fatal injuries.
The plane was contracted by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans at the time.
Sources:
https://www.bayfm.ca/news/local-news/jrcc-confirms-incident-involving-downed-plane-over-western-n-l/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/tsb-cessna-crash-1.7291204
https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/medias-media/deploiement-deployment/aviation/2024/20240809.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2024 03:42 | Geno | Added |
| 10-Aug-2024 05:19 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 10-Aug-2024 11:23 | gerard57 | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
| 10-Aug-2024 17:02 | ASN | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2024 14:03 | Uisge | Updated [Nature, Source, ] |
| 06-Sep-2024 12:38 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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