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Crash of a De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou in Mont-Joli

Date & Time: May 9, 1981
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou
Operator:
Registration:
C-GVGU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Cargo
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
40
YOM:
1962
Location:
Mont-Joli
Quebec
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Mont-Joli. There were no casualties.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in Mont-Joli: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 5, 1955
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Hollinger Ungava Transport
Registration:
CF-GQK
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
85
YOM:
1950
Location:
Mont-Joli
Quebec
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Just after takeoff from Mont-Joli Airport, while climbing, the single engine aircraft went out of control and crashed upside down. The passenger was seriously injured and the pilot Albert King was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide off Mont-Joli

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1946
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide
Operator:
Registration:
CF-BBC
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
6307
YOM:
1935
Location:
Mont-Joli
Quebec
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Enroute, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing following a double engine failure. The aircraft crash landed on the icy Saint Lawrence River off Mont-Joli, Quebec. While all seven occupants were later rescued, the aircraft broke through the ice, sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24D-25-CO Liberator III in Saint-Donat: 24 killed

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1943 at 2045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
3701
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Gander - Mont-Joli
MSN:
1031
YOM:
1943
Location:
Saint-Donat
Quebec
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
20
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
24
Circumstances:
The aircraft was returning to Canada from the European War Theater with 20 soldiers in permission and a crew of four. After a fuel stop in Gander, the aircraft continued its route to Mont-Joli Airfield. While cruising by night and in snow falls at an altitude of 2,871 feet, the aircraft hit the slope of the Black Mountain (Montagne Noire) located near Saint-Donat, in the Laurentides. SAR operations were conducted for several weeks and 728 reconnaissance flights for a total of 2,438 flying hours were completed without success. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. Eventually, the wreckage was found by hikers on June 26, 1946. In 2015, this accident is still considered as the worst in the RCAF History.
Crew (10th Squadron):
F/Lt J. A. R. Poirier, pilot,
F/O S. A. Sanderson, copilot,
F/Lt R. F. Fisher,
F/O J. S. Johnston.
Passengers:
W/O J. A. Barabonoff,
W/O F. E. Jenkins,
W/O J. Silverstein,
W/O W. I. Howlett,
P/O J. Lamont,
P/O R. W. McDonald,
Sgt E. M. Finn,
Sgt W. J. Macnaughton,
Sgt R. F. Ware,
Sgt F. H. Elliot,
Cpl H. D. Beattie,
LAC C. L. Dynes,
Cpl A. C. Johnston,
Sgt S. A. Wood,
LAC J. A. J. P. Veilleux,
LAC G. R. Patterson,
Cpl H. K. Hambley,
Cpl R. D. Marr,
LAC E. W. Head,
LAC A. J. Radcliffe.
Probable cause:
The cause of the accident was never identified conclusively. Nevertheless, it is believed it was caused by the following combined factors: snow storm, inaccurate maps and an improperly set altimeter.
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