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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Isle De La Made, PO · March 29, 2016

Date: March 29, 2016 · 11:35 local
Place: Isle De La Made, PO
Airport: Isle De La Madeleine
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N246W
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16RA136
Reported as: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60
Reported engine: AiResearch TPE331 series
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 7
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Unknown or foreign certificate

N246WRegistration cancelled Mar 20, 2018 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-60S/N 1552S.A. · Built 1982 Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-60 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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On Tuesday, March 29, 2016, about 11:35 a.m. atlantic time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 twin-engine turboprop airplane, N246W, impacted terrain about 1.25 miles southwest of iles-de-la-Madeleine airport in the province of quebec, Canada, while attempting to land in instrument meteorological conditions. The pilot-in-command (PIC), a second pilot (acting only as an observer), and all five passengers were killed. One of the passengers was jean lapierre, a renowned canadian political columnist and former canadian minister of transport. He was travelling to iles-de-la-madeline with his wife, sister, and two brothers to attend the funeral of his father. Weather conditions in the area were reported as low visibility, fog, rain, and high winds. The airplane had departed from the montreal saint-hubert longueuil airport in st. hubert, quebec, Canada just north of the U.S. Border.

As the FAA filed it

ON TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2016, ABOUT 11:35 A.M. ATLANTIC TIME, A MITSUBISHI MU-2B-60 TWIN-ENGINE TURBOPROP AIRPLANE, N246W, IMPACTED TERRAIN ABOUT 1.25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ILES-DE-LA-MADELEINE AIRPORT IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC, CANADA, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC), A SECOND PILOT (ACTING ONLY AS AN OBSERVER), AND ALL FIVE PASSENGERS WERE KILLED. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS JEAN LAPIERRE, A RENOWNED CANADIAN POLITICAL COLUMNIST AND FORMER CANADIAN MINISTER OF TRANSPORT. HE WAS TRAVELLING TO ILES-DE-LA-MADELINE WITH HIS WIFE, SISTER, AND TWO BROTHERS TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL OF HIS FATHER. WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE AREA WERE REPORTED AS LOW VISIBILITY, FOG, RAIN, AND HIGH WINDS. THE AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED FROM THE MONTREAL SAINT-HUBERT LONGUEUIL AIRPORT IN ST. HUBERT, QUEBEC, CANADA JUST NORTH OF THE U.S. BORDER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN16RA136Accident · 7 fatalForeign investigationIles-de-la-Madeleine, CanadaimportMar 29, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N246W · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19920218009759INormal Cruise · Omaha, NERight forward cabin window outer pane broke at cruise altitude. Descended to a lower altitude. Continued flight.Feb 18, 1992 · Minor damage Incident 19890213009069IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Omaha, NEOutside panel of left forward cabin window blew out. Emergency descent. Returned to Omaha. Landed safely.Feb 13, 1989 · Minor damage