Crash of a Beechcraft D18 in Schefferville: 8 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 30, 1985
Registration:
C-FCWM
Survivors:
No
MSN:
A-708
YOM:
1952
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
On final approach to Schefferville Airport, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls when the aircraft crashed few km short of runway 36. The aircraft was destroyed and all eight occupants were killed, among them six US citizens from Chicago. Pilot incapacitation suspected.
