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:
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14-MAY-2015
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Time:
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12:30
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Type:
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ultralight
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Owner/operator:
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private
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Registration:
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C/n / msn:
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Fatalities:
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Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
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Other fatalities:
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0
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Airplane damage:
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Written off (damaged beyond repair)
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Location:
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Near Montreal/St Lazare Airport (CST3), St Lazare, QC -
Canada
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Phase:
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Unknown
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Nature:
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Unknown
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Departure airport:
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Destination airport:
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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.
Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=176109
www.montreal.ctvnews.ca/plane-crashes-in-st-lazare-1.2374194
http://tvanouvelles.ca/lcn/infos/faitsdivers/archives/2015/05/20150514-125858.html#.VVThcz2_fR4.twitter
http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/small-plane-crashes-near-st-lazare
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/st-lazare-ultralight-plane-crash-leaves-2-dead-1.3074550