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Investigation report: Fatal amateur-built aircraft accident near Squamish, British Columbia

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Figure 2. Occurrence aircraft (Source: Third party, with permission)

Investigation report: Fatal amateur-built aircraft accident near Squamish, British Columbia

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Figure 1. The Svanoy, docked at La Malbaie, Quebec, on a foggy day (Source: TSB)

TSB concerned with lack of requirements for pleasure craft operator certification in high-traffic waterways

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Deployment

TSB is deploying a team of investigators following an accident between two aircraft near Steinbach, Manitoba

Collision Ferry Svanoy and pleasure craft St. Lawrence River Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, Quebec


Collision with terrain Privately registered Murphy Rebel (amateur-built aircraft), C-FTWO Squamish Municipal Aerodrome (Don Patrick Field) (CYSE), British Columbia, 12.5 NM SSW


Loss of control and collision with terrain SkyQuest Aviation Ltd. Piper Aircraft Corp. PA-34-200 (Seneca), C-GTYH Chilliwack Airport (CYCW), British Columbia


Loss of control and collision with terrain Canadian Fly-in Fishing (Red Lake) Ltd. De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited DHC-2 Mk. I, C-GBZH Red Lake (Howey Bay) Water Aerodrome (CKS4), Ontario, 2.2 NM SE


Collision with terrain Government of Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. PC-12/47E, C-GMPX Whitehorse/Erik Nielsen International Airport, Yukon


Loss of life Cargo vessel Polar Prince and submersible Titan 372 NM SSE Cape Race, Newfoundland and Labrador


Collision with terrain during landing Endeavor Air (dba Delta Connection) MHI RJ Aviation Group CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900), N932XJ Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), Ontario


Collision with terrain Northwestern Air Lease Ltd. BAE Systems Jetstream 3212, C-FNAA Fort Smith Airport (CYSM), Northwest Territories, 0.7 NM NW


Train derailment Canadian National Railway Company (CN) Mile 69, St-Hyacinthe Subdivision Longueuil, Quebec


Collision with terrain Privately registered  Piper PA-28-180, C-GGOR Brisco, British Columbia, 2 NM W