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  • Striking of terminal, bulk carrier Cape Apricot, Roberts Bank, British Columbia, 07 December 2012

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    On 07 December 2012 at 0045 Pacific Standard Time the bulk carrier Cape Apricot, while under the conduct of a pilot, struck the causeway and conveyor system connecting Westshore Terminals berth 1 to the main terminal at Roberts Bank, British Columbia. As a result of the impact, the causeway and conveyor collapsed into the water, and the vessel's bow sustained damage. There was minor pollution and no injuries.

  • Collision with terrain, Aerofab Inc., Lake 250, C-GZLC, Pickle Lake, Ontario, 16 October 2012

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    The privately registered Aerofab Inc. Lake 250 (registration C-GZLC, serial number 87) was being ferried from Lac la Biche, Alberta, to Trois Rivières, Quebec, with planned stops in The Pas, Manitoba, and Pickle Lake, Ontario. There were 2 pilots and 2 passengers on board. While conducting a visual approach to Runway 27 at Pickle Lake, the aircraft entered a steep descent and struck terrain approximately 1 nautical mile east of the runway threshold.

  • Collision with terrain, Waterloo Wellington Flying Club, Cessna 172S, C-FNET, Moorefield, Ontario, 24 August 2012

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    The Cessna 172S (registration C-FNET, serial number 172S8544), owned by the Waterloo Wellington Flying Club, departed the Kitchener/Waterloo Airport, Ontario, at 1815 Eastern Daylight Time, under visual meteorological conditions. The aircraft flew to Niagara Falls, Ontario, then to the city of Toronto, Ontario, and back to a practice area north of Kitchener Waterloo. At approximately 2016 Eastern Daylight Time, the aircraft crashed into a field, 25 nautical miles north of the Kitchener/Waterloo Airport.

  • Runway Overrun, Volga-Dnepr Airlines, Ilyushin IL-76TD-90VD, RA-76511, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 13 August 2012

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    On 13 August 2012, a Volga-Dnepr Airlines Ilyushin IL-76TD-90VD aircraft (registration RA-76511, serial number 94-08), operating as flight VDA4118, departed Prestwick, Scotland, for St. John's International Airport, Newfoundland and Labrador, on a scheduled cargo flight with 10 crew members on board. An instrument landing system approach was carried out, and at 1612 Newfoundland Daylight Time, the aircraft touched down on Runway 11.