C-FCAS (Osprey OSPREY II) — accident record & aircraft history

This airframe was written off — TSB records the aircraft destroyed on July 4, 2021. No route data will appear.

Safety history

No recorded accidents or incidents for this aircraft in FlightFinder’s database.

Registrations are reused. These records predate the airframe built in 1987 and belong to earlier aircraft that carried C-FCAS.

May 1, 1979AccidentHull loss
The crew was engaged in a calibration flight on behalf of Transport Canada. The twin engine airplane departed Montreal-Dorval Airport at 1741LT to proceed with the calibration of a radar antenna. After contact was established with ATC, the crew initiated an orbit 20 NM from the antenna at an altitude of 1,700 feet.
Beechcraft 90 King Air · 2 fatalities
The following findings were identified: - The right hand lower forward outboard wing attachment fitting of C-FCAS had developed a progressive crack of sufficient magnitude to cause in-flight fracture, and consequent immediate wing separation outboard of the right hand engine nacelle, under normal flight loads. Full accident record

Worst recorded outcome: destroyed (July 4, 2021).

June 14, 2025Accidentsubstantial damage
St-jean · A25Q0086
C-FCAS, un Osprey II de construction amateur et d'immatriculation privée, effectuait un vol local selon les règles de vol à vue à partir de l'aéroport de St-Jean, QC (CYJN) avec seul le pilote à bord. Au moment du toucher de roues à l'atterrissage, la jambe de train droite s'est affaissée dû au bris d'un boulon de la…
July 4, 2021Accidentdestroyed
Dolbeau-st-félicien · A21Q0058
C-FCAS, un Osprey II de construction amateur, devait effectuer un vol local selon les règles de vol à vue au départ et à destination de l'aérodrome de Dolbeau/St-Félicien, QC (CYDO). Lors du démarrage, le moteur s'est emballé et a produit la puissance maximale. Le pilote n'a pas été en mesure de contrôler l'appareil…

Registrations are reused. 1 TSB record predates the airframe built in 1987 and belongs to earlier aircraft that carried C-FCAS.

May 1, 1979Accidentdestroyed
Beech 65-A90 · Sherrington · 2 fatalities · A79H0002
A79h0002: the aircraft was engaged in radar calibration. While flying at 1700 ft agl the lower forward outboard wing attachment "bathtub" fitting failed, causing separation of the right wing outboard of the engine. The aircraft was uncontrollable and it crashed; the wing fell 2100 ft from the main wreckage. The…