Several dead in Canadian plane crash

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7 dead in Quebec plane crash

HAVRE-AUX-MAISONS, Quebec (AP) — A small plane crashed Tuesday off an island in eastern Quebec, killing seven people, Quebec provincial police said.

Among those killed was former federal cabinet minister and political commentator Jean Lapierre.

Other members of his family were also believed to be among the victims. They were traveling to the Iles-de-la-Madeleine after the recent death of Lapierre's father.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted that he was "shaken by the sudden death" of Lapierre and called it a great loss to the political world.

Former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin called Lapierre, who served as Martin's transport minister, a wonderful man who understood the issues and loved people.

The plane was a Mitsubishi turboprop and is believed to have belonged to a private company. The plane had taken off from the St-Hubert regional airport south of Montreal earlier in the morning.

"The crash took place in a field on approach to the airport," said Quebec provincial police Sgt. Daniel Thibodeau, who described the weather conditions as "not ideal" for flying.

The plane crashed close to the airport in the Iles-de-la-Madeleine just off eastern Quebec. The cause is not immediately known.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is deploying a team of investigators.

Environment Canada had issued an alert for strong winds in the region.


-- (c) Associated Press 2016-03-30

[arunsakda]

It was a Mitsubishi MU-2 (generic pic). High Performance at a relatively low cost. They are safe if handled properly but it had a bad accident history.

The accident rate in the US went down after the FAA mandated "type-certificate" style training as is required for jets and aircraft over 12,500 pounds MGTOW.

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....condolences...

....close to home....

[F4UCorsair]

A pig of an aircraft to handle, and prone to severe icing of the airframe.

With their safety record I'm surprised the authorities in any country permit them to fly.

Never get in one. Helicopters are safer!

Edited March 31, 2016 by F4UCorsair