Fatal Helicopter Crash

• Fatal Alberta helicopter crash report advises against having passengers during risky training

  The report examined a crash of a Bell Textron 206L-4 that experienced a hard landing in July 2025 west of Red Deer during a private flight with the pilot and a passenger on board.

  Canada

  Feb 5
  
• Helicopter pilot shivered ‘uncontrollably’ before deadly B.C. crash: Report

  The Transportation Safety Board says a helicopter pilot killed in a crash in British Columbia almost two years ago was sick in the days leading up to the accident and reported "shivering uncontrollably" before the aircraft went down.

  Investigations

  Sep 25, 2024
  
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• 1 person killed in northern Alberta helicopter crash

  A spokesperson with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said the crash happened on the frozen surface of Lake Athabasca just after 3 p.m. Monday. 

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2024
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• ‘Profound grief and sorrow’: Investigation into fatal Terrace helicopter crash begins

  The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) confirms a team has been deployed to the region to investigate but it is a remote crash site and difficult to access.

  Canada

  Jan 23, 2024
• Defect led to fatal 2022 helicopter crash near Port McNeill, B.C.

  A Transportation Safety Board of Canada report has found that an undetected defect on a helicopter led to engine failure.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2023
• TSB investigating helicopter crash that killed one person near Kitsault, B.C.

  The board says the Geotech Aviation commercial chopper was conducting survey operations near Kitsault, between Prince Rupert and Stewart, when it collided with terrain.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2022
• Pilot’s decision making, deteriorating weather led to fatal northern Alberta helicopter crash: TSB

  On Jan. 1, 2021, four people were killed when a privately registered Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter went down in a farmer's field northeast of Grande Prairie.

  Weather

  May 11, 2022
• Pilot killed in helicopter crash in remote northeast area of Vancouver Island

  Police say a search and rescue team from the Canadian Forces base in Comox was sent to the scene and found the only person on board the aircraft dead.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2022
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• Wreckage in fatal Sunshine Coast helicopter crash recovered: safety board

  The Transportation Safety Board says it has recovered the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed into the water off the Sunshine Coast, north of Vancouver, in early October.

  News

  Oct 28, 2021
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• Transport Canada grounds 4 types of Bell helicopters following fatal Alberta crash investigation

  Transport Canada says a strap pin sheared during flight, resulting in the rotor blade and head detaching from the fuselage.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2021