Cessna 402 crash, Oct 22, 1995, Wabush
Cessna 402 accident on October 22, 1995 near Wabush, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada with no fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after...
- Date: October 22, 1995
- Aircraft: Cessna 402
- Location: Wabush, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain after the pilot did not follow the published missed approach procedure, including its minimum altitudes.
A Cessna 402C on an IFR flight from Montreal to Schefferville diverted to Wabush, Newfoundland. After a missed approach, the pilot did not follow the published missed-approach altitudes and turned back toward the airport, and the aircraft struck trees on a mountainside about 23 nm north of the airport. All five occupants were injured.