Narrative:A Mitsubishi Mu-2B-60 aircraft crashed while on approach to Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport, Quebec, Canada killing former federal Liberal cabinet minister Jean Lapierre, four members of his family and the two pilots. The wreckage was contained in a 150m x 150m field.

On March 29, 2016, at 1230 Atlantic Daylight Time, a Mitsubishi MU2B-60, US-registered N246W, owned by Marquise Aviation Corporation Trustee, was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances 2 kilometers southwest of Iles-de …

On 29 March 2016, a privately operated Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 aircraft (registration N246W, serial number 1552S.A.) departed Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport, Quebec, on an instrument flight rules flight to Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport, Quebec. The pilot, …

2018年1月10日 · On 29 March 2016, a private Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 aircraft (United States registration N246W), departed St. Hubert, Quebec, at 0931 local time (Eastern Daylight Time) on a flight to Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec (CYGR). Onboard was the pilot-in-command, a pilot-passenger occupying the right-hand cockpit seat, and 5 passengers.

2023年11月27日 · At about 0726, ATC instructed the flight crew to switch to the Wawa aerodrome traffic frequency (ATF). Between 0715 and 0730, aerodrome staff, including the employee to whom the flight crew member had spoken and a trainee, arrived at CYXZ. An ambulance carrying the patient who would be transferred also arrived at the aerodrome in that time.

The Mitsubishi MU-2 is a Japanese high-wing, twin-engine turboprop aircraft with a pressurized cabin manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. It made its maiden flight in September 1963 and was produced until 1986. It is one of postwar Japan's most successful aircraft, with 704 manufactured in Japan and San Angelo, Texas, in the United States.

During the final approach to Runway 07, when the aircraft was 1.4 nautical miles west-southwest of the airport, it deviated south of the approach path. At approximately 1230 Atlantic Daylight Time, aircraft control was lost, resulting in the aircraft striking the ground in a near-level attitude.

2016年3月29日 · Transportation Safety Board has released an excellent video presentation of the flight path of MU-2B-60 N246W that killed former politician Jean Lapierre and family members enroute to his father’s funeral.

N246W, S/N: 1552 AIRFRAME 11,162 Hours Total Time 11,354 Cycles ENGINES: 2529/2529 Hours since Overhaul 0/0 Since Hot Section S/N P36264C and P36329C PROPS: 0/0 hours Since Prop Overhaul (Sept 2012) AVIONICS: Honeywell SPZ-500 IFCS Avionics Comm: Dual Collins VHF-20A ’ s Nav: Dual Collins VIR-30 ...

The demanding nature of the MU2 is well known in the aviation community. Why the owner-operator did not go-around he cannot tell us. It is fortunate the aircraft was fitted with combined voice and data recorder so well used in this investigation. We have an excellent lesson in this.