20-Oct-2011
Post maintenance engine runs following routine engine washes. The collective control was not lowered during the start sequence and subsequently the rotorcraft unintentionally became airborne a few feet and drifted to the right as the rotor speed increased. CADAORS 2011A0961... Read more
5-Oct-2011
Crashed in field 2km from airport it was on approach to. Sole occupant pilot did not survive. Fellow pilots said thick fog made flying conditions treacherous at that time... Read more
16-Sep-2011
Helicopter was reported missing and found four days later by a pilot from Wildcat Helicopters who was operating on unrelated work in the search area.; Pilot named as Rod Phillipson... Read more
29-Aug-2011
Flying to the Henry Goodrich drill rig northeast of St. John’s when its pilots aborted the flight. about 48 kilometres offshore after the pilots became concerned about “higher than normal vibration.” They decided to turn back to the airport as a precaution.... Read more
27-Aug-2011
Helicopter went down around 9.15pm killing four members of the same family – named as R44 owner Yvon Beaudoin, 65, his partner, 67-year-old Marie-Paule Frechette, his son Eric Beaudoin, 43, and his granddaughter, 8-year-old Melizandre Beaudoin. CADORS 2011Q1877... Read more
26-Aug-2011
Helicopter landed hard after a hydraulic failure. There were 5 people on board, including 4 passengers from Alberta Forestry Dept. The pilot received a broken collarbone and the helicopter was substantially damaged (CADORS 2011C3219)... Read more
8-Aug-2011
Chip light illuminated and standard procedures led to engine shut down. Uneventful single engine long field landing carried out... Read more
5-Aug-2011
Training flight. Helicopter ended up on its side. Dynamic rollover?... Read more
31-Jul-2011
Fatal crash while on geological mission on Nelson Glacier. Aircraft remains found at 5,100ft altitude. Victims later named by RCMP as 35 year old pilot Randy Lambert from Abbotsford, 40 year old Colin Dionne from Powell River and 32 year old Mathieu Lefebvre-Masse from Lund BC... Read more
23-Jul-2011
Shortly after takeoff, the helicopter entered a nose-high attitude with low power setting and lost altitude while in instrument meteorological conditions. The flight crew arrested the descent and continued on to St. John’s. There were two pilots and 5 passengers on board the helicopter and no one was injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the... Read more
17-Jul-2011
Cougar helicopter flight Sunday out to the Terra Nova offshore oil rig was forced to turn back when the autopilot indicator light came on... Read more
3-Jul-2011
A woman holding an infant was injured by a sign that came loose when a helicopter was practising its landing at the Summerside, P.E.I., waterfront Sunday before being used to transport visting royalty. The AW101 is known locally in Canada as the CH-149 Cormorant... Read more
24-Jun-2011
landing accident. Registration assumed from reports of it being a 2008 build R44 registered to Capitale Hélicoptère and this is the only such aircraft. 25 year old pilot Allain Da Encarnacao survived, 65 year old passenger Andre Lafontaine did not.... Read more
5-Jun-2011
While it was flying low and slow, the aircraft sustained vibrations, followed by an engine breakdown. The pilot attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft rolled over onto its left side and was partially submerged on the edge of a lake.... Read more
29-May-2011
Helicopter was doing a pipeline survey near Loon River, AB when the it struck a power line. The pilot managed to land the aircraft after the rotor blades sustained substantial damage – CADAORS ref 2011C1776... Read more
27-May-2011
Uncommanded yaw to the left in cruise, pilot initiated autorotation. A complete power loss was experienced, pilot continued the autorotation. Unable to reach the landing area selected and completed the flare short of the area. Lnded hard in shallow water, substantially damaging tail boom and tail rotor. Ocupants exited safely and waded to shore. CADAORS... Read more
23-May-2011
Early reports only, two serious injuries – 48-year old pilot from Blainville, and his passenger, a 49 year old from Montreal... Read more
23-May-2011
Helicopter was conducting slinging operations at an oil field well site when the conflicted with structures at the well site causing it to fall to the ground. Pilot in his late 50s with non-life threatening injuries after a helicopter crash. STARS air ambulance attended and ferried him to Edmonton for attention... Read more
20-May-2011
Firefighting operations, taking up water from lake, fel into lake 30m from shore and two thirds submerged. Sole occupant pilot killed, later named as Jean-Luc Deba, 54, of Montreal.... Read more
16-May-2011
Fire fighting operations with winds gusting 20-30 knots. The pilot was flying slowly just above tree top level when the nose suddenly swung to the left. The pilot added power, but the rotation increased. The pilot reduced power and lowered the collective. The helicopter entered the trees and came to rest on its right side... Read more
23-Apr-2011
Conducting VFR spraying operations when it struck the top of a tree during a turn. The pilot’s vision was affected by windshield glare from the rising sun. The lower chin bubble windshield was shattered and the mount for the anti-torque control pedals was broken. The helicopter landed without further event. CADAORS ref 2011P0595... Read more
2-Apr-2011
RCMP officials believe a helicopter parked temporarily at the landing pad at Nakusp Hot Springs was specifically targeted by vandals for its work in evaluating mineral resources in the area. The incident occurred sometime between April 2 and April 3, said RCMP Constable Tim McDonald.... Read more
16-Mar-2011
EMS flight. Clipped and snapped telephone wire on take-off damaging blade tips. Landed safely in adjacent field. No injuries. CADAORS ref 2011P0343... Read more
13-Mar-2011
On short final the pilot elected to change the touchdown point. During manoeuvre, the tail rotor struck a large rock. The tail rotor drive shaft sheared and the tail rotor sustained substantial damage; helicopter remained upright on landing. Sole occupant pilot was not injured. CADAORS ref 2011C0797... Read more
8-Mar-2011
Sudden white-out when flying at 150ft agl then rolled-over after hitting the ground. Believed to be weather-related and not mechanical. Visibility in the area was reduced to 1.6 km by blowing snow and the temperature was -24 C – -38 C with the windchill. Occupants got out OK but then post-crash fire destroyed the aircraft... Read more
1-Mar-2011
R44 had to make emergency landing after experiencing a significant loss of power, in which the tail was damaged. It was one of three R44s flying together which were all wrongly refuelled at Forestville Airport... Read more
2-Feb-2011
After dropping a group of skiers, helicopter was proceeding down, on the other side of the mountain ridge (due to local weather conditions) to the pick-up point. While en route, the helicopter encountered marginal VMC and attempted to descend through a break in the cloud. The helicopter contacted snow covered terrain and began rolling down... Read more
2-Feb-2011
Helicopter was harvesting pine cones and descending to unload. At about 100ft agl, tail rotor authority was lost and the helicopter began to rotate. The main rotor contacted trees and the helicopter crashed on its left side. The pilot was the sole occupant and sustained minor injuries. CADAORS ref 2011C0421... Read more
4-Jan-2011
Running up on the ground after maintenance and helicopter ended up on its port side. No passengers on board... Read more
20-Dec-2010
The Sikorsky S-92 helicopter, bound for St. John’s, was about 150 metres in the air when the unusual vibration was noticed by the pilots. They aborted the flight.... Read more
9-Dec-2010
Heavy landing on shoreline and skid splayed out. Three passengers with minor injuries, two others have no injuries.... Read more
20-Aug-2010
Burnt out by arson attack while parked and unattended... Read more
17-Aug-2010
CADAORS # 2010Q1805... Read more
14-Aug-2009
14-Aug-09 C-GTKE Bell B212 between Lillooet and Lytton, Canada... Read more
5-Aug-2009
5-Aug-09 C-GVQQ Enstrom F28C Mont-Laurier, Quebec, Canada... Read more
4-Aug-2009
4-Aug-09 C-GNYT Robinson R44 Nahanni Butte, NWT, Canada... Read more
22-Jul-2009
22-Jul-09 C-FKAJ Robinson R44 Creston, BC, Canada... Read more
17-Jul-2009
17-Jul-09 C-GNLK Bell B206L Nunavik, Canada... Read more
15-Jun-2009
15-Jun-09 C- Bell B204 Easterville, Man, Canada... Read more
4-Jun-2009
4-Jun-09 C- Bell B206 Burin Peninsula, Newfoundland, Canada... Read more
2-May-2009
2-May-09 C-FKCM Eurocopter BK117 Calgary, Canada... Read more
24-Apr-2009
24-Apr-09 Enstrom F28 Chemainus, Canada... Read more
25-Mar-2009
25-Mar-09 C-GOHN MD Helicopters MD600N near Toba Inlet, Canada... Read more
21-Mar-2009
21-Mar-09 C-GDGP Eurocopter BK117 Calgary, Alberta, Canada... Read more
12-Mar-2009
12-Mar-09 C-GZCH Sikorsky S92A 65km SE St John's, Newfoundland, Canada... Read more
22-Feb-2009
22-Feb-09 C-GDGP Eurocopter BK117 Calgary, Alberta, Canada... Read more
17-Feb-2009
17-Feb-09 Springbank Airport, Alberta, Canada... Read more
30-Jan-2009
30-Jan-09 Robinson R44 Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada... Read more
28-Jan-2009
28-Jan-09 C-FTDE Eurocopter AS350B2 Blue River, BC (CYCP, Canada... Read more