Fatal Helicopter Crash

• 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
  
• ‘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
  
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• 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
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• 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
• 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
• 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
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• 3 people dead after helicopter crash in Nunavut, RCMP says

  RCMP said the chopper went down on Griffith Island, about 20 kilometres southwest of Resolute Bay, Nunavut.

  Canada

  Apr 26, 2021
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• 4 dead after New Year’s Day helicopter crash in northern Alberta

  According to a statement, when RCMP arrived on scene, all four occupants of the crashed helicopter were declared dead.

  Canada

  Jan 2, 2021