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Air transportation safety investigation report

Air transportation safety investigation A19A0055

The occurrence

On , at 1154 Atlantic Daylight Time, a Canadian Helicopters Offshore (CHO) Sikorsky S-92A helicopter (registration C-GICB, serial number 920121), departed from Halifax/Stanfield International Airport, Nova Scotia, on an instrument flight rules flight to the Thebaud Central Facility, approximately 155 nautical miles to the east-southeast. On board were 2 pilots and 11 passengers.

Air transportation safety investigation A19A0052

History of the flight

On , the float-equipped de Havilland DHC-2 MK I Beaver aircraft (registration C-FJKI, serial number 992), operated by Air Saguenay (1980) Inc. (Air Saguenay), was conducting a day trip under visual flight rules from a fly-in fishing lodge on Crossroads Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, to Mistastin Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador. A pilot and 6 passengers were on board. The purpose of the flight was to travel to Mistastin Lake for a day of fishing.