Associated links (A18W0098)
Investigation report: July 2018 collision with wires near Okotoks, Alberta
Today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) released its investigation report (A18W0098) on the July 2018 collision with wires of a privately operated amateur-built Mosquito XE helicopter that occurred in Okotoks, Alberta. The aircraft was destroyed, and the pilot was fatally injured.
The TSB conducted a limited-scope, fact-gathering investigation into this occurrence to advance transportation safety through greater awareness of potential safety issues.
The TSB is an independent agency that investigates air, marine, pipeline, and rail transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.
For more information, contact:
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Media Relations
Telephone: 819-360-4376
Email: media@tsb.gc.ca