Piper PA31 C-FQQB
30 April 2017 · Schefferville, Canada · Fatal
Summary
On 30 April 2017 at about 22:55 local time, a Piper PA31 registered C-FQQB, operated by Exact Air, was involved in an accident near Schefferville, Canada. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Schefferville, Canada
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA31
- Registration
- C-FQQB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Exact Air
- Operating rule
- Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Observation
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Schefferville → Schefferville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- CEN17WA172
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB 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
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2017 | Piper PA31 | Caernarfon, Gwynedd, United Kingdom | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 May 2017 | Piper PA31 | Colton, New York, United States | Strait Air (2000) Ltd | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jan 2016 | Piper PA31 | Denton, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 2016 | Piper PA31 | Newport, Rhode Island, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2016 | Piper PA31 | State College, Pennsylvania, United States | Aeronational Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Jun 2018 | Piper PA31 | Antananarivo, Madagascar | Madagascar Trans Air | Fatal | 5 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2017 | Cessna 150J | Goderich, Canada | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 15 Mar 2017 | Cessna 172P | Manitouwadge, Canada | University of Michigan Flyers Inc | Unknown | - |
| 13 May 2017 | Monocoupe 90AF | Plattsville, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 30 Sep 2017 | Airbus A380 | Goose Bay, Canada | Air France | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2017 | Cessna 152 | St-Bruno, Quebec, Canada | Cargair Ltee | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Dec 2017 | Aerospatiale ATR 42-320 | Fond-du-Lac, Canada | West Wind Aviation | Unknown | - |