C-GQSV

On December 3, 1988 at 12:00 AM, C-GQSV experienced a crash involving Avro 748, operated by Air Creebec, with the event recorded near Waskaganish Quebec.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. While approaching Waskaganish Airport, the crew encountered bad weather conditions and due to poor visibility, the captain initiated a go-around. During the next minutes, three other attempts to land were abandoned. During the fifth attempt to land, the aircraft descended too low and crashed short of runway 06 threshold. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration C-GQSV, MSN 1618, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.4869°, -78.7464°.