Tourist sightseeing plane crashes in Quebec, killing six
Transportation Safety Board of Canada is probing the cause of a crash of a sightseeing plane in Quebec which claimed the lives of all six occupants.
The Air Saguenay seaplane was on a routine sightseeing flight from Lac Long in Tadoussac, northeast of Quebec City and was scheduled only to last for 20 minutes, said Air Saguenay vice-president Jean Tremblay.
The weather was described by Tremblay as ‘perfect’ with little wind and clear visibility when the plane went down on Sunday.
The plane crashed in the middle of a forest near the village of Les Bergeronnes, Quebec in an area inaccessible by road.
Air investigator Pierre Gavillet told media the trajectory of the crash was ‘vertically, between the trees,’ causing a fire on impact.
Two of the victims were named as pilot Romain Desrosiers and Emilie Delaitre from France.
The remaining four victims are thought to be British tourists.
A spokesman for the UK Foreign Office said: "Following a plane crash in Les Bergeronnes, Canada, we are urgently working with local authorities to establish the identity of those on board."
The plane was a vintage De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver built in the 1950s but the company said it was well maintained and the experienced pilot had worked for Air Saguenay for more than a decade.
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