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Investigation report: Mid-air collision between helicopter and small aircraft near Edmonton, Alberta

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Figure 3. Dommages à la zone du sabot de queue du Bell 212 (Source : BST)

Investigation report: Mid-air collision between helicopter and small aircraft near Edmonton, Alberta

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Figure 2. Accident site (Source: Royal Canadian Mounted Police)

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Occurrence aircraft following the accident.

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Mid-air collision L R Helicopters Inc. Bell Helicopter Company, a Division of Textron Inc., 212 (helicopter), C-FTLR and Namao Flying Club Cessna 172M, C-GJJL Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport (CZVL), Alberta, 13 NM NW


Collision with terrain Valhalla Helicopters Inc. Bell B205A-1 (helicopter) Haig Lake, Alberta


Runway overrun Flair Airlines Ltd. Boeing 737-800, C-FFLC Kitchener/Waterloo Airport (CYKF), Ontario


Tail rotor strike during ground handling Heli Explore Inc. Aerospatiale AS-350 BA (helicopter), C-GWMO Akimiski Island, Nunavut


Hard landing and aft fuselage strike Porter Airlines Inc. Bombardier Inc. DHC-8-402, C-GLQP Fredericton International Airport (CYFC), New Brunswick


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


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