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![Figure 1. The occurrence helicopter shortly after the loss of control (Source: Smithers Royal Canadian Mounted Police [RCMP], with TSB annotations)](/sites/default/files/styles/two_by_one/public/2026-05/A23P0040-figure-01-ENG.jpg?itok=T2aj5o-U "Figure 1. The occurrence helicopter shortly after the loss of control (Source: Smithers Royal Canadian Mounted Police [RCMP], with TSB annotations)")
TSB report highlights critical safety risks during fatal helicopter maintenance ground run operations
TSB calls for changes to certification process following collision between commercial vessel and pleasure craft
![Figure 1. The occurrence helicopter shortly after the loss of control (Source: Smithers Royal Canadian Mounted Police [RCMP], with TSB annotations)](/sites/default/files/styles/five_by_three_xs/public/2026-05/A23P0040-figure-01-ENG.jpg?itok=Kcsk5-e8 "Figure 1. The occurrence helicopter shortly after the loss of control (Source: Smithers Royal Canadian Mounted Police [RCMP], with TSB annotations)")
Loss of control on ground Mustang Helicopters Inc. Airbus Helicopters AS 350 B3 (helicopter), C-GUXR Smithers Airport (CYYD), British Columbia
Collision Passenger vessel Navark Faucon Millenium and pleasure craft St. Lawrence River Longueuil, Quebec
Lightning strike and loss of control Helijet International Inc. Sikorsky S-76C++ (helicopter), C-GXHJ Sidney, British Columbia, 10 NM NE
Main-track train collision and derailment BNSF Railway Company Freight trains R-NWE8041-18I and M-VBCEVE1-18T Mile 133.54, New Westminster Subdivision Delta, British Columbia
Collision with terrain West Coast Helicopters Maintenance and Contracting Ltd. American Eurocopter an EADS Company AS350 B2 (helicopter), C-GWCT Brooks Peninsula, British Columbia
