Accidents
Homemade approach a path to disaster
RAYTHEON BEECH 1900D, SEPT-ILES, QUEBEC, AUG.

RAYTHEON BEECH 1900D, SEPT-ILES, QUEBEC, AUG. 12, 1999–Two passengers and the first officer escaped from the wreckage of the Regionnair-operated turboprop, which crashed one mile short of its destination. The captain was killed in the accident. Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) concluded its investigation into Regionnair’s second crash in 1999, citing fatigue, poor judgment and corporate culture as factors.

Regionnair operates charter and scheduled air service from its main base in Chevery, Quebec. The company has held an operating certificate since September 1992.

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