C-FLGA (279)


Photos kindly provided by Daniel Cattoni and taken by him on the 11th September 2002
For more photographs of ‘Golf Apha’ at work go to this link

Serial Number

 279

Registration

 C-FLGA

Model

 DHC-3

Year of Manufacture

 1959

Engine

 Piston

Location

 Natashquan, Quebec

 

 

Owner

 Deraps Aviation Inc

Address

 133 Chemin D'En Haut, CP53, Natashquan Quebec G0G 2E0

Contact / Link

 

Notes

A 413 ParaRescue Sqdn report notes that they were tasked with a SAR mission on 28th September 2002 to investigate an ELT transmission 60 miles north of Natashquan. The aircraft had crashed on a 40 degree slope and was upside down. A number of rescue services including helicopters, Hercules and two pararescue Techs who parachuted into the crash site. For further details see:

http://members.shaw.ca/pararescuecanada/413sqn.html

 

A detailed accident report is also available at:-

http://www.tsb.gc.ca/en/reports/air/2002/A02Q0130/A02Q0130.asp