Incident Overview
Date: Friday 2 October 1981
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada CC-123 Otter (DHC-3)
Owner/operator: Canadian Armed Forces
Registration Number: 9417
Location: ca 10 km E Lac-Saint-Franois-Xavier, QC –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Cessna 172 aircraft crashed on the edge of Lac des Chats, resulting in destruction due to a post-impact fire.A Cessna 172 aircraft crashed on the edge of Lac des Chats, resulting in destruction due to a post-impact fire.
Description
Flew into hill on the edge of the Lac des Chats and was destroyed by post impact fire. The aircraft operated on a flight to Lac-Saint-Franois-Xavier.
Source of Information
https://web.archive.org/web/20150219025648/http://rcafassociation.ca/honours-awards/honours-awards-post-war-files/post-war-casualties-rcafcf/https://web.archive.org/web/20150219025648/http://rcafassociation.ca/honours-awards/honours-awards-post-war-files/post-war-casualties-rcafcf/Primary Cause
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