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Crash of a Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso in Lac-Caché: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1987
Type of aircraft:
Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso)
Operator:
Government of Quebec
Registration:
C-FPQP
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lac-Caché - Lac-Caché
MSN:
CV-407
YOM:
1944
Flight number:
Tanker 16
Location:
Lac-Caché
Quebec
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training mission at Lac-Caché, consisting of touch-and-go and scooping maneuvers. For unknown reasons, the seaplane landed hard, overturned and sank. The pilot Benoît Samson was killed and the second was injured. The airplane was operated under callsign Tanker 16/Quebec 716.

Crash of a De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver in Lac-Caché

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1982
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver
Operator:
Air Mistassini
Registration:
C-GUWC
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
398
YOM:
1952
Location:
Lac-Caché
Quebec
Country:
Canada
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Lac-Caché, while climbing to a height of 500 feet, the engine caught fire. The pilot reduced his altitude and attempted to land on the icy lake. All four occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
Engine fire during initial climb for unknown reasons.
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