Air transportation

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Air transportation safety investigation report

Air transportation safety investigation A25O0130

The occurrence

On 2 September 2025, an Airbus A220-300 aircraft operated by Air Canada as flight ACA1398 was conducting a scheduled flight from Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), Ontario, to Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR), New Jersey, United States, with 122 passengers and five crew members on board. The occurrence took place during the hours of darkness, under clear weather conditions.

Runway incursions

Runway incursions lead to an ongoing risk of aircraft colliding with other aircraft or vehicles.

Runway overruns

Runway overruns have been on the Watchlist since 2010, and continue to pose a risk to people, property, and the...

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TSB is deploying a team of investigators following a helicopter accident near Squamish, British Columbia

Air transportation safety investigation A25Q0137

The occurrence

On 31 August 2025, a privately registered KitFox Model IV advanced ultralight aircraft was conducting a flight from Casey Aerodrome, Quebec, to a private runway in Sainte-Eulalie, Quebec, with the pilot and 1 passenger on board.

Shortly after takeoff, during the initial climb, the aircraft turned steeply to the right and the nose pitched down before crashing.

There was a post-impact fire, and the aircraft was destroyed. The 2 occupants were fatally injured. The TSB is investigating.

Air transportation safety investigation A25C0080

The occurrence

On 26 July 2025, a privately registered Quad City Challenger II advanced ultralight aircraft, equipped with amphibious floats, departed from Winnipeg/Lyncrest Aerodrome, Manitoba, on a local flight under visual flight rules.

During the flight, the aircraft was observed pitching nose down before colliding with terrain approximately 5 nautical miles east-northeast of the aerodrome. There was no post-impact fire.

Air transportation safety investigation A25C0066

The occurrence

On 08 July 2025, 2 aircraft operated by Harv’s Air Service, a Cessna 172R and a Cessna 152, were conducting local training flights at Steinbach (South) Aerodrome, Manitoba. Each aircraft had 1 pilot on board.

While both aircraft were on final approach to Runway 36, they collided mid-air and subsequently impacted the ground approximately a quarter of a statute mile from the runway threshold. A post-impact fire ensued. Both pilots were fatally injured.

The TSB is investigating.


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TSB deploys a team of investigators following an aircraft accident at the Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport, Quebec

Investigation report: August 2018 loss of control on initial climb and impact with the runway at Abbotsford International…

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TSB is deploying a team of investigators following an ultralight aircraft accident near Grande Prairie, Alberta