Grumann G-159, Linneus, Maine, July 19, 2000–Two pilots perished when an engine failed in night IMC about 2,000 ft above the aircraft’s single-engine service ceiling (“Accident Recaps,” September 2000, page 131). The NTSB determined probable cause to be “the pilot-in-command’s failure to maintain minimum control airspeed, which resulted in a loss of control. Factors in this accident were clouds, and a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons while in cruise flight above the airplane’s single-engine service ceiling.”
C-GNAK, a Gulfstream I operated by Airwave Transport, departed Moncton Airport (CYQM) in New Brunswick around 2348 EDT. En route to Dorval International Airport (CYUL) in Montreal the pilots reported to ATC “some pretty good icing” while climbing through 9,000 ft between 40 DME and 50 DME west of Moncton. They also reported some heavy rain but no thunderstorms. Later they clarified the icing as “moderate to severe” between 9,000 ft and 10,000 ft but said it lasted only “five minutes.”
