CEN17WA137
2017-03-17 · St-Bruno, Quebec, Canada · Fatal · 1 aircraft · Status: N/A
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Factual narrative
On March 17, 2017, at 1638 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 152, C-FGOI, and a Cessna 152, C-GPNP, impacted a building following a mid-air collision near St-Bruno, Quebec, Canada. Both aircraft were destroyed. The pilot of C-FGOI received fatal injuries, and the pilot of C-GPNP received serious injuries. Both aircraft were owned and operated by Cargair Ltee as training flights. C-FGOI departed eastbound from Montreal/St-Hubert (CYHU), Quebec, Canada and C-GPNP was returning westbound to CYHU at the time of the accident. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian Transportation Safety Board. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Canadian government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage, Place du Centre, 4th Floor Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1K8 Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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