| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | March 29, 2016 |
| Time: | 1140 |
| Location: | Magdelen Islands, Quebec, Canada |
| Operator: | Marquise Aviation Corp. |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Montreal - Iles-de-la-Magdelen |
| AC Type: | Mitsubishi MU-2B 60 Marquise |
| Registration: | N246W |
| cn / ln: | 1552S-A |
| Aboard: | 7 (passengers:5 crew:2) |
| Fatalities: | 7 (passengers:5 crew:2) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | The plane crashed while on approach to Iles-de-la-Magdelen Airport in poor weather conditions. Former Canadian cabinet minister Jean Lapierre, his wife, 2 brothers and sister were among those killed. All five were on the way to a funeral for Lapierre's father. The pilot was flying the plane too fast and too high while on approach to land. The pilot's decision to continue an unstable approach. |
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