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Air transportation safety investigation A23P0061
The occurrence
On 20 June 2023, a privately registered Quest Kodiak 100 amphibious float-equipped aircraft was conducting a flight from Masset Airport (CYZT), British Columbia, to a cabin located approximately 60 nautical miles northwest of Tofino, British Columbia, with four people on board. During a go-around following a rejected landing, the aircraft collided with terrain.
Air transportation safety investigation A23P0091
The occurrence
On 28 July 2023, a float-equipped De Havilland DHC-2 Mk. I (Beaver) aircraft operated by Air Nootka Ltd. was conducting a flight from Louie Bay, on Nootka Island, British Columbia, to Gold River Water Aerodrome (CAU6), British Columbia, with one pilot on board. During approach near the CAU6 dock, the aircraft made an abrupt turn to the right, impacting trees and coming to rest approximately 50 m into the forest.
The aircraft was significantly damaged, and the pilot was seriously injured.
Air transportation safety investigation A23W0091
The occurrence
On 28 July 2023, a Piper PA-32R was conducting a visual flight rules flight from Springbank Airport (CYBW), Alberta to Salmon Arm (CZAM), British Columbia with one pilot and five passengers on board. The aircraft was reported overdue late in the evening. An emergency locator transmitter signal was heard by an overflying aircraft in the vicinity of Bow Valley Provincial Park, Kananaskis, Alberta. Search and rescue located the aircraft on the east slope of Mount McGillivray, Alberta on the morning of 29 July.
Air transportation safety investigation A23W0103
The occurrence
On 28 August 2023, a privately registered Cessna 152 aircraft, operated by AFS Aerial Photography, departed from the Claresholm Industrial Airport, Alberta, with one pilot on board. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft collided with terrain approximately 6000 feet northeast of the airport. The emergency locator transmitter activated, and its signal was received by several aircraft in the vicinity. There was no post-impact fire.
The pilot was fatally injured.
Air transportation safety investigation A23C0033
The occurrence
On 19 May 2023, a Fairchild SA227-TT aircraft operated by Skycare Air Ambulance was conducting a flight from Sioux Lookout, Ontario, to Deer Lake, Ontario, with four crew members and one passenger on board.
Air transportation safety investigation A23Q0088
The occurrence
On 01 August 2023, an Orizon Aviation Québec Inc. Cessna 152 aircraft was on a local training flight, with one pilot on board.
Upon landing at the Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport (CYQB), Quebec, the aircraft bounced and veered off the runway to the south, and then became airborne again. As the aircraft climbed, the left wing stalled, and the Cessna collided with the ground.
The pilot was seriously injured. There was no post-impact fire.
Air transportation safety investigation A23C0048
The occurrence
On , a Bell Helicopter 206L-1 operated by Custom Helicopters Ltd. departed from Truelove Inlet, Nunavut, for Devon Island, Nunavut, with one pilot and two passengers on board. During the flight, the pilot lost visual reference and collided with the ice- and snow-covered terrain.
The passengers and pilot sustained minor injuries and were taken to the hospital. The helicopter was destroyed.
Air transportation safety investigation A23W0082
The occurrence
On 19 July 2023, the Valhalla Helicopters Inc. Bell Textron Inc. 205A-1 helicopter (registration C-GRUV, serial number 30198) was conducting operations in support of firefighting efforts in north-central Alberta. At 1803 Mountain Daylight Time, the helicopter departed Haig Lake firebase, Alberta, on a visual flight rules flight to a forest fire located approximately 15 nautical miles northeast of Peace River Aerodrome (CYPE), Alberta, with 1 pilot onboard and an empty bucket suspended below the helicopter on a 150-foot longline.