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CBC
05-05-2025
- General
- CBC
One pilot died in Whitehorse helicopter crash, company says
One pilot died in a helicopter crash near Whitehorse on Friday. The crash, which is being investigated by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, happened during a test flight operated by company Horizon Helicopters on Friday afternoon. Horizon Helicopters confirmed one of the two pilots in the helicopter at the time of the crash died as a result of the accident. "Our heartfelt condolences are extended to the family of the deceased. Out of respect for their privacy and in support of our team, we kindly ask for privacy during this difficult time," the company said in a Facebook post confirming the death.
CBC
03-05-2025
- CBC
Transportation Safety Board investigating helicopter crash near Whitehorse
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is investigating a Friday helicopter crash near Whitehorse. The crash happened during a Horizon Helicopters test flight, around 3 p.m. Friday, TSB spokesperson Liam Macdonald said Saturday. The helicopter, an Airbus AS350B model, had recently departed from the Whitehorse airport at the time of the crash, he said. MacDonald confirmed two pilots were in the helicopter at the time of the crash, but did not say whether they were injured. CBC News has contacted Horizon Helicopters and the Yukon RCMP for more information about the crash. The TSB investigates any crashes or safety breaches for air, marine, or rail transportation in Canada. MacDonald said two investigators with the agency would be arriving in Whitehorse on Saturday afternoon to assess the crash. This initial assessment, which could take up to two weeks, will determine how in-depth the investigation will be, he said.
Calgary Herald
01-05-2025
- Automotive
- Calgary Herald
Multiple CPKC train cars derailed near Field, B.C.
Multiple cars of a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) train derailed early Thursday morning near Field B.C., triggering an investigation by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB). Article content Article content The incident occurred at approximately 4:30 a.m. Pacific Time about 12 kilometres west of Field, B.C., according to CPKC. Article content CPKC's spokesperson Terry Cunha the incident involves eight empty auto rack rail cars used to carry finished vehicles. No dangerous goods are involved and no injuries were reported. Article content
Winnipeg Free Press
01-05-2025
- General
- Winnipeg Free Press
Spanish pilot missing after small plane crossing Atlantic crashes off Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S – The search for a pilot whose small aircraft crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Newfoundland continued for a second day on Wednesday. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the single-engine Air Tractor AT-802 took off from St. John's International Airport with only the pilot aboard on Tuesday morning. A spokesman for the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax says the centre received a signal from an emergency beacon around 9 a.m. Atlantic time. Lt.-Cmdr. Len Hickey says the signal came from an area 225 kilometres east of St. John's. He says two Canadian Coast Guard vessels and two fishing boats were dispatched to the scene to begin the search, and they were joined by a military CH-149 Cormorant search-and-rescue helicopter and a CC-130 Hercules fixed-wing aircraft. The searchers later found an oil slick, one of the amphibious plane's floats, as well as an empty orange life-raft and some other debris. Hickey said the transportation board confirmed the turboprop had been purchased in the United States by a man from Spain, whose flight plan included a stopover in St. John's before heading to the Azores, an island chain west of Portugal. During Elections Get campaign news, insight, analysis and commentary delivered to your inbox during Canada's 2025 election. The highly agile Air Tractor aircraft, which has a range of almost 1,000 kilometres, is primarily used for spraying agricultural crops. But it can also be used for aerial firefighting when equipped with floats. Typically, smaller aircraft do not have the range to complete a transatlantic flight, but they can be equipped with auxiliary fuel tanks to extend their flight time. 'He was working his way up the eastern seaboard with the last touch point in North America being St. John's before he crossed the Atlantic,' Hickey said in an interview. 'The Azores was listed in the flight plan as the destination.' Hickey said Wednesday the two fishing boats were released from the search later in the day, and he confirmed the search would continue until sundown. At that point if the pilot had not been found, the RCMP was expected to take on the case as a missing person file. This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 30, 2025.
Toronto Star
30-04-2025
- General
- Toronto Star
Spanish pilot missing after small plane crossing Atlantic crashes off Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S - The search for a pilot whose small aircraft crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Newfoundland continued for a second day on Wednesday. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the single-engine Air Tractor AT-802 took off from St. John's International Airport with only the pilot aboard on Tuesday morning.
