Georgian Express Flight 126
aviation accident in 2004
Georgian Express Flight 126 was a scheduled domestic flight from Pelee Island to Windsor, Ontario. On January 17, 2004 the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crashed after takeoff due to icing and overloading, killing all ten people on board.
Background
Aircraft
The involved aircraft was a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan built in 1990 registered as C-FAGA to the Canadian airline Georgian Express. It had 7,809 flight hours at the time of the accident.
Passengers and crew
Nine passengers boarded Flight 126. The pilot was the only crew member on board. He had flown as a first officer with Georgian Express (then a subsidiary of Air Georgian) since November 2000, initially on Beechcraft 1900s and later as a captain since 30 November 2003 on Cessna 208s.
Purpose of flight
Passenger service between Windsor and Pelee Island is normally provided by a ferry service operated by the Owen Sound Transportation Company (OSTC). During the winter months when Lake Erie is frozen, the company contracts with external service providers to operate air services. Georgian Express was awarded the contract for the 2003/04 winter season on December 13, 2003.
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