Air transportation

The occurrence

At 1428 Pacific Standard Time on 18 December 2023, the Wilderness Seaplanes Ltd. Grumman G-21A Goose aircraft (registration C-GDDJ, serial number 1184) departed Bella Bella (Campbell Island) Airport (CBBC), British Columbia, on a visual flight rules flight to Port Hardy Airport (CYZT), British Columbia, with 1 pilot and 4 passengers on board. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft experienced a dual engine failure and was unable to maintain altitude.

The occurrence

On 2 November 2023, a Piper PA-31-350 operated by Eagle Air Enterprises Limited was conducting a flight from Sachigo Lake Airport, Ontario, to Winnipeg/James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, Manitoba, with a pilot and six passengers on board.

The occurrence

On 21 January 2024, the Air France Airbus A350-900 aircraft (registration F-HTYH, serial number 0488) was operating as flight AFR 356 from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (LFPG), France, to Toronto/Lester B.

The occurrence

On 22 January 2024, an Agusta AW119 MKII helicopter, owned by Skyline Helicopters Ltd., and leased to Northern Escape Heli Skiing, was conducting heli-ski operations approximately 21 nautical miles northwest of Terrace, British Columbia, with 1 pilot, 1 ski guide and 5 passengers on board.

The occurrence

On the evening of 20 June 2023, 3 pilots from the Richcopter Inc. flight training unit, each flying a Cessna 150 aircraft, were conducting night circuits and touch-and-go manoeuvres under visual flight rules (VFR) from the Ottawa/Gatineau Airport, Quebec.

The occurrence

On 10 January 2024, a De Havilland DHC-3T aircraft, operated by Kississing Lake Lodge Ltd. (dba as Wings Over Kississing), was conducting a flight from Wollaston Lake Airport , Saskatchewan, to Points North Landing Airport, Saskatchewan.

The occurrence

On 13 April 2024, at 0206 Atlantic Daylight Time, the Keewatin Air LP Beechcraft King Air B200 aircraft (registration C-GBYN, serial number BB 1232), departed Goose Bay Airport (CYYR), Newfoundland and Labrador, on an instrument flight rules medical evacuation flight to Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport (CYQB), Quebec, with 2 pilots, 2 medical staff, and 1 patient on board. Shortly after the departure from Runway 26, the flight crew received a left-engine fire indication.

The occurrence

On 30 March 2024, at 1352 Eastern Daylight Time, the Boeing of Canada Limited de Havilland Division DHC-8-314 aircraft (registration C-GAIW, serial number 300) operated by Air Inuit Ltd. took off from La Grande Rivière Airport (CYGL), Quebec, to conduct a daytime cargo flight under instrument flight rules to Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (CYKG), Quebec, with 2 flight crew members and 1 cargo agent on board.

The occurrence

On 01 May 2024, an Aerospatiale AS 350 BA helicopter, operated by Aberdeen Helicopters Ltd., took off from Vernon Airport, British Columbia, on a visual flight rules training flight, with 2 crew members and 1 passenger on board.

After a short time in flight, the helicopter’s hydraulics were shut off to accommodate the training exercise. A few minutes later, the helicopter began to pitch nose-down.