Drone strikes Skyjet King Air near Quebec City

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Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport
Quebec City Jean Lesage International Airport, near where the drone struck a Skyjet King Air in 2017 Harfang, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A drone struck a Skyjet Beechcraft King Air with eight passengers inbound to Quebec City's Jean Lesage airport, causing minor damage. Transport Minister Marc Garneau called it the first drone collision with a commercial aircraft in Canada; the operator was not identified.

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  1. PressTransport Canada Reports First Collision of Drone, Airplane (opens in a new tab)Aviation International News / 2017-10-16
  2. PressA Drone Collided With a Commercial Plane in Canada (opens in a new tab)Fortune / 2017-10-16

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