Thursday, May 14, 2015

ANOTHER ULTRA-LIGHT HITS THE DUST: 2 KILLED IN A FIERY ULTRA-LIGHT PLANE CRASH IN QUEBEC, CANADA






MAY 14, 2015

MONTREAL, CANADA

Two people died when an ultralight plane appeared to plunge straight down and crash west of Montreal this afternoon.

The aircraft came to rest in a field near Cité des Jeunes Boulevard, not far from the St-Lazare, Que., airport.

Danielle St-Hilaire was looking out her bicycle shop window when she saw the aircraft.

"The plane was completely vertical to the ground, going straight down," she told CBC News. 

St-Hilaire's shop looks out onto the field where the plane crashed.

She said the impact of the crash caused a huge fireball and then the tail of the plane broke off.

Victims pronounced dead at scene.

Provincial police said the crash happened about 12:30 p.m. ET. 

The co-operative of paramedics for the Montérégie region, in southwest Quebec, confirmed the plane was an ultralight.

Firefighters were called to the scene to put out the fire after the crash.
"Unfortunately, two people were in the airplane and were pronounced dead," said provincial police Sgt. Joyce Kemp.

Kemp said the two people haven't been identified. 

The Transportation Safety Board said Thursday afternoon investigators are on the way to the scene. 

Source:cbs.ca.com
 
Ultralights: have fun, die young.  RIP.


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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada said in a statement that a team of investigators has been deployed to the site.

Deployment notice

TSB deploys team to the site of a fatal aircraft accident in St-Lazare, Quebec
Dorval, Quebec, 14 May 2015 - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to the site of a fatal ultra-light aircraft accident in St-Lazare, Quebec. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.

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Date:
14-MAY-2015
Time:
12:30
Type:
ultralight
Owner/operator:
private
Registration:

C/n / msn:

Fatalities:
Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:
0
Airplane damage:
Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:
Near Montreal/St Lazare Airport (CST3), St Lazare, QC - http://aviation-safety.net/database/country/flags_15/C.gif  Canada
Phase:
Unknown
Nature:
Unknown
Departure airport:

Destination airport:


Narrative:

The aircraft impacted farmland terrain in a near vertical descent near Montreal/St Lazare Airport (CST3), St Lazare, Quebec. The airplane was consumed by the post-impact fire and the two occupants onboard received fatal injuries.

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