Single-Engine Aircraft Disappears Near Bradore Bay (CF-RNP)

Flight Details and Disappearance A single-engine aircraft departed Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport at 1530 local time on a planned route to Sainte-Augustine, Saint-Paul River, and back to Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon. During the flight, seven passengers boarded at Saint-Paul River Airstrip. ## Weather and Loss of Control On the final leg of the journey, weather conditions worsened, with fog and clouds descending to 200 feet. Under unknown circumstances, the aircraft lost control and crashed in an uninhabited area near Bradore Bay. ## Search and Recovery Efforts Because the aircraft did not return to its base, search and rescue operations were initiated. Three days later, investigators recovered three bodies and a small amount of debris. A week after the disappearance, all search operations were suspended because no trace of the main wreckage or the remaining occupants was found.