C-FGYK (The De Havilland Aircraft Of Canada, Limited DHC-2 MK. I)

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Safety history

July 24, 2010Accident
At approximately 1053 Eastern Daylight Time, de Havilland DHC-2 Mk. 1 amphibious floatplane (registration C-FGYK, serial number 123), operated by Nordair Québec 2000 Inc., took off from runway 31 at La Grande-Rivière Airport, Quebec, for a visual flight rules flight to l’Eau Claire Lake, Quebec, about 190 nautical miles to the north.
De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver · 2 fatalities
Findings as to Causes and Contributing Factors: 1. The aircraft was overloaded and its centre of gravity was beyond the aft limit. The aircraft pitched up and stalled at an altitude that did not allow the pilot to execute the stall recovery manoeuvre. 2. The baggage was not secured. Full accident record

Transportation Safety Board of Canada records1 on file

Worst recorded outcome: substantial damage.

July 24, 2010Accidentsubstantial damage
DE Havilland DHC-2 MK I · LA Grande Rivière · 2 fatalities · A10Q0117
A10Q0117: The DeHavilland DHC-2, registration C-FGYK, departed La Grande RIvière, QC airport (CYGL) for a VFR flight 190 nm north. The aircraft failed to climb after takeoff, veered slightly to the left, banked steeply and impacted the surface of the water 900 m past the departure end of runway 31. The pilot and one…

Source: TSB Aviation Safety Information System (ASIS) (open data).