Avro 748 crash, Dec 3, 1988, Waskaganish
Avro 748 accident on December 3, 1988 near Waskaganish, Quebec, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Descended too low on the fifth landing attempt in...
- Date: December 3, 1988
- Aircraft: Avro 748
- Location: Waskaganish, Quebec, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Descended too low on the fifth landing attempt in poor visibility.
Avro 748 C-GQSV of Air Creebec was operating a cargo flight to Waskaganish, Quebec, on 3 December 1988 with three crew aboard. After several abandoned approaches in poor visibility, it descended too low on the fifth attempt and crashed short of the runway 06 threshold. All three crew were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.