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| Date: | Sunday 5 October 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12X |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-GAQP |
| MSN: | 12 209X |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pipmuacan Reservoir area, N of Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, QC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Pipmuacan Reservoir, QC |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A float-equipped Piper PA-12X was on a flight from Pipmuacan Reservoir, QC to an unidentified lake about 10 nautical miles north of the point of departure with one pilot and one passenger on board. During the approach, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and hit the ground almost vertically, with the floats cushioning the impact. The 2 occupants were seriously injured.
Sources:
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2197241/avion-pipmuacan-ecrasement
https://www.lequotidien.com/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/2025/10/05/deux-blesses-dans-un-ecrasement-davion-a-pipmuacan-ODOWJD74IND2VBMSOXIHILGI5M/
TSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2025 07:48 | 140B | Added |
| 06-Oct-2025 10:08 | vasilf | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, Category, ] |
| 06-Oct-2025 12:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Oct-2025 20:06 | vasilf | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2025 17:05 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 18-Oct-2025 17:06 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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