C-FCWM

On September 30, 1985 at 12:00 AM, C-FCWM experienced a crash involving Beechcraft D18, operated by La Pourvoirie Roger Fortier, with the event recorded near Schefferville Quebec.

The flight was categorized as charter/taxi (non scheduled revenue flight) and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 7, passenger fatalities: 7, other fatalities: 0.

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.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-FCWM, MSN A-708, year of manufacture 1952.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 54.7995°, -66.8213°.