At 1134 Mountain Standard Time on 17 April 2023, the Government of Canada, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. PC-12/47E (registration C-GMPX, serial number 1017) departed Whitehorse/Erik Nielsen International Airport (CYXY), Yukon, on an instrument flight rules flight to Yellowknife Airport (CYZF), Northwest Territories. The pilot was the sole occupant.
An Airbus Helicopters AS350 B2, operated by Range Helicopters Inc, was returning to the Edson airport, Alberta, from a staging area supporting firefighting operations to the east of Edson. On approach to the airport, the pilot expedited his arrival due to incoming fixed-wing air traffic. On the final approach to landing, the helicopter entered a descent that resulted in a hard landing and roll-over.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On 19 May 2023, a Fairchild Aircraft Incorporated SA227-TT aircraft operated by 2080061 Ontario Inc. (doing business as SkyCare Air Ambulance) was conducting a flight from Sioux Lookout Airport (CYXL), Ontario, to Deer Lake Airport (CYVZ), Ontario, with 4 crew members and 1 passenger on board.
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.
