CEN15WA273

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23-250 · Kangirsuk, Canada · June 12, 2015

Accident · FatalForeign investigation
Date
June 11, 2015, 23:40 local (Jun 12, 2015, 03:40 UTC)
Place
Kangirsuk, Canada
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
C-FXPSPiper PA-23-250
NTSB office
Central Region
Lead agency
Other
Case key
91376

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Sequence of events

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Factual narrative

On June 11, 2015, about 2340 eastern daylight time, a Canadian registered PA-23-250, C-FXPS, impacted terrain about 1.2 nautical miles from the Kangirsuk Airport, Kangirsuk, Quebec, Canada. The pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Canada. Further information may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) Place du Centre 200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1K8 Phone: 1-819-994-4255 Fax: 1-819-953-9586 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

Aircraft

Registration
C-FXPS
Reported as
Piper PA-23-250
Category
Airplane
Serial number
27-4476
Damage
Substantial damage
Fire
Unknown
Departed
CYGL · Grande Riviere
Destination
Kangirsuk
Flight plan
VFR