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Air transportation safety investigation A21Q0090

The occurrence

On at 1530 Eastern Daylight Time, a privately registered, float-equipped Piper PA-18S-150 aircraft took off from Rivière du Lièvre in Ferme-Neuve, Quebec, bound for Parent, Quebec, with a pilot and a passenger on board.

During takeoff, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and it overturned in the river. The aircraft sustained significant damage, and both occupants were fatally injured. The emergency locator transmitter (ELT) did not activate.

Air transportation safety investigation A21P0107

The occurrence

On 04 October 2021, the Kaman Aerospace Corporation K-1200 helicopter (registration C-FZVM, serial number A-94-0053) operated by Black Tusk Helicopter Inc. was conducting helicopter logging operations in the vicinity of Killam Bay in Jervis Inlet, British Columbia, with only the pilot on board. Following a mid-day break, the pilot resumed transporting logs from a cut block to an ocean log pen approximately 0.6 nautical miles to the northwest.

Air transportation safety investigation A21Q0097

The occurrence

On , at 1030 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), Synergy Aviation Ltd. Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopter (registration C-GSYN, serial number 1176) departed from a staging area in Chapais, Quebec, 12 nautical miles west of the Chibougamau/Chapais Airport (CYMT), Quebec. The pilot was the sole occupant on board the aircraft, which headed southwest toward Wachigabau Lake, Quebec, to perform airborne geophysical survey work.

Air transportation safety investigation A21C0088

The occurrence

On , a Bell 206L-1 helicopter operated by Canadian Helicopters Limited (doing business as Acasta HeliFlight Inc.), was conducting a flight from Hope Bay Aerodrome (CHB3), Nunavut to a drill camp located 8 nautical miles south-southwest of the aerodrome. Upon landing, the helicopter rolled over. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, shut down the engine and exited the helicopter uninjured. A person on the ground was fatally injured.

Air transportation safety investigation A21O0085

The occurrence

On at 1500 Eastern Daylight Time, a privately registered Mooney M20J aircraft with one pilot and one passenger on board landed on Runway 30 at Sundridge South River Airport in Ontario. During the landing, the aircraft bounced several times, and a go-around was conducted. The aircraft then crashed into the forest, approximately 1300 feet from the departure end of the runway. Both occupants were fatally injured, and the aircraft was destroyed.

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