- Date
- April 30, 2017, 22:55 local (22:55 UTC)
- Place
- Schefferville, Canada
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- C-FQQBPiper PA31
- Defining event
- Maneuvering: Unknown or undetermined
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Transportation Safety Board
- Case key
- 95086
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Sequence of events
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Factual narrative
On April 30, 2017, a Piper PA-31 airplane, C-FQQB, impacted terrain near Schefferville, Quebec. The two pilots were fatality injured. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Canadian government or Transportation Safety Board of Canada. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th Floor Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-FQQB
- Reported as
- Piper PA31
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 31-310
- Engines
- reciprocatingreciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Aerial observation · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Exact Air
- Registered owner
- Exact Air
- Departed
- Schefferville
- Destination
- Schefferville
- Flight plan
- Unknown
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 300° at 13 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.06 inHg
- Observed at
- CYKL, 3 nm away