Air transportation

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Air transportation safety investigation report

Air transportation safety investigation A22Q0142

The occurrence

On 29 November 2022, a privately registered amateur built Rotorway-type helicopter was conducting a local flight from a private property in the municipality of Lefebvre, Quebec, with only the pilot on board. While returning to its departure point, at approximately 200 feet above ground, the aircraft broke up and crashed in a ditch that separated two fields. The pilot received fatal injuries.

Air transportation safety investigation A22A0067

The occurrence

A privately registered Piper PA 46-350P aircraft (with a PT6A-35 powered JetProp DLX conversion) was flying from the Sept-Îles airport, Quebec to the Goose Bay Airport, Newfoundland and Labrador.

The aircraft had been given clearance to land, and upon approach struck terrain about 2.5 miles southwest of the airport along the extended centreline of runway 08. The 406 MHz emergency locator transmitter activated. The aircraft was destroyed.