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A breakdown in communication resulted in an accident during mooring operations in 2023 in Les Méchins, Quebec

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Figure 1. The Atlantic Vision (Source: Groupe Océan)

A breakdown in communication resulted in an accident during mooring operations in 2023 in Les Méchins, Quebec

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Deployment

TSB is deploying a team of investigators following an aircraft incident at Waskaganish Airport, Quebec

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Figure 1. The occurrence aircraft’s final position after the overrun, 30 m beyond the end of the runway (Source: Third party, with permission)

Investigation report: Runway overrun at Prince Rupert Airport, British Columbia

Crew member injury during mooring operations Roll-on/roll-off ferry Atlantic Vision Les Méchins, Quebec


Runway overrun Summit Air Ltd. British Aerospace Avro 146 Series RJ100, C-FRJY Prince Rupert Airport (CYPR), British Columbia


Collision with water Privately registered Savannah (advanced ultralight), C-ISVG Simpson Lake, British Columbia


Controlled flight into terrain Privately registered Piper Aircraft Corporation PA-32R-301 (Saratoga SP), C-FCCY Calgary/Springbank Airport (CYBW), Alberta, 30 NM WSW


Collision with terrain Geotech Aviation Ltd. Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3, C-FVCR Kitsault, British Columbia, 2 NM SSW


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


Collision with terrain 1401380 Ontario Limited (dba Wilderness North Air) Cessna 208B Caravan, C-GMVB Nakina Airport, Ontario, 30.8 NM NNW


Mooring accident Roll-on/roll-off ferry Madeleine II Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec


Collision with terrain Great Slave Helicopters 2018 Ltd. Bell Textron Inc. 212 Fort Good Hope Airport (CYGH), Northwest Territories


Runway excursion on takeoff and in-flight fuel imbalance resulting in diversion Jazz Aviation LP Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. CL-600-2D24 (Regional Jet Series 900), C-GJZV San Diego International Airport, California, United States