Timmins - Chapleau

On November 29, 1988 at 11:01 PM, Timmins - Chapleau experienced a crash involving Beechcraft 100 King Air, operated by Voyageur Airways, with the event recorded near Chapleau Ontario.

The flight was categorized as ambulance and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The twin engine aircraft was dispatched from Timmins to Chapleau on an ambulance flight, carrying two medical staffs and two pilots. A patient should be boarded in Chapleau and transferred to Sault Sainte Marie. Following an uneventful flight at FL120, the crew started a night descent to Chapleau. On a final NDB approach, the aircraft struck the ground and crashed 2,5 km southwest of the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all four occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-GJUL, MSN B-218, year of manufacture 1975.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 47.8434°, -83.4005°.