Air transportation

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Air transportation safety investigation report

Air transportation safety investigation A20Q0023

The occurrence

On 17 February 2020, a privately operated Cessna 150 aircraft was conducting a local nighttime flight under visual flight rules from Saint-Lazare Airport, Quebec, with one pilot and one passenger on board. While the aircraft was about 1.75 NM east of the Montréal/Les Cèdres, Quebec aerodrome (CSS3), it struck two power lines before colliding with the ground. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were fatally injured.