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Investigation report: Fatal helicopter accident in Whitehorse, Yukon

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Investigation report: Fatal helicopter accident in Whitehorse, Yukon

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Figure 1. Occurrence aircraft. Photo taken before the installation of the MT-Propeller 5-bladed propellers

TSB investigation finds multiple contributing factors in fatal aircraft collision with terrain in Fort Smith, Northwest…

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Figure 2. Southbound approach to the CPKC Hunt Road grade crossing

Investigation report: Fatal collision at rail crossing in southern Ontario

Collision with terrain Horizon Helicopters Ltd. Airbus AS350B, C-GHZN Whitehorse/Erik Nielsen International Airport (CYXY), Yukon, 5.5 NM E 


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


Crossing collision Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CPKC) Mile 115.64, Belleville Subdivision Township of Cramahe, Ontario


Main-track train derailment Canadian Pacific Railway Company, doing business as CPKC Freight train 119-02 Mile 65.8, Brooks Subdivision Near Brooks, Alberta


Hard landing Commercially registered Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Limited Bell 206L-4, C-GKVX Hespero/Safron Residence Heliport (CTS6), Alberta


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 Kîsik Aerial Survey Inc. Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-31, C-GYYP Deer Lake Airport (CYDF), Newfoundland and Labrador 


Engine failure and forced approach Privately registered Piper PA-28-140, C-FXGC Toronto/Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (CYTZ), Ontario, 4 NM NE 


Stall and collision with terrain Privately registered Morrisey (Shinn Engineering Inc.) 2150A (Varga), C-GFHZ Vermilion Aerodrome (CYVG), Alberta, 0.9 NM NW 


Loss of control and overturn on takeoff ETA Aviation & César Camp du Nord Inc. De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited DHC-2 Mk. I (Beaver), C-FYNT St-Mathias Water Aerodrome (CSV9), Quebec