Air transportation
Air transportation safety investigation A18P0090
Cessna 182P, C-GKKU
Hope, British Columbia, 19 nm NE
Air transportation safety investigation A18P0042
The occurrence
On , while on approach to the Nanaimo Airport, British Columbia, the crew of a WestJet Encore Bombardier DHC-8-402 declared an emergency due to smoke in the cabin. The aircraft landed at Nanaimo and the passengers and crew evacuated onto the runway. There were no reported injuries.
Air transportation safety investigation A18O0153
The occurrence
In the early morning hours on , a privately owned Piper PA-28R-200 aircraft collided with terrain at the Brantford Municipal Airport, in Ontario. The wreckage was found in the airport infield area adjacent to Runway 05. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the two occupants on board were fatally injured.
Air transportation safety investigation A18O0150
The occurrence
On , at about 1010 EST, two aircraft collided near the Carp Airport located west of Ottawa, Ontario. The first aircraft was a Cessna 150 with one person on board who was fatally injured. The second aircraft, a Piper PA-42 (Cheyenne III) with two occupants on board, was able to fly to the Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport, where it landed at about 1030 EST.
Air transportation safety investigation A18O0107
The occurrence
On , a Found Aircraft Canada FBA-2C1 aircraft equipped with floats, operated by Georgian Bay Airways, departed the Billy Bishop Water Aerodrome in Toronto, Ontario, destined for the Parry Sound Harbour. During low level maneuvering in the Lake Muskoka area, the aircraft struck the water, then cartwheeled and sank. The two occupants received minor injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. The TSB is investigating.
Air transportation safety investigation A18O0106
Quad City Challenger II (advanced ultralight), C-IGKT
North Bay, Ontario, 14.3 nm E
Air transportation safety investigation A18O0093
The occurrence
On , a privately owned float-equipped Champion 7GC46.4981416 aircraft took off from Deer Lake, West Nipissing, Ontario with two persons on board. The aircraft was observed to be following the perimeter of the lake at low altitude when it pitched nose up and the wing dropped. The aircraft entered into a spin and impacted wooded terrain in a steep nose-down attitude. A fire erupted after the impact and both occupants were fatally injured.