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Homebuilt Loses Prop

Oct. 20/14The privately operated PegaStol amateur built aircraft (C-FYCW) was returning from a local flight to Lyncrest Airport (CJL5) in Winnipeg, MB. While maneuvering for runway 09 at an altitude of 1000 feet agl and […]

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Floatplane Flips

Aug. 23/14-A privately operated Cessna 180H (C-FVUW) was on a VFR flight from Shoal Lake, MB (CKL5) to Twin Island Air Park, AB (CEE6).The aircraft was equipped with a Robertson STOL kit and Aqua 3190 […]

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Autorotation to Field

Aug. 6/14An OpsMobil Inc. Aerospatiale AS350 BA (C-FXAH) was tasked with reforestation activities and was repositioning from Fairview (CEB5) to the tree planting staging camp (Spirit Camp). Shortly after liftoff, in the climb through 3000 […]

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Helicopter Hit By Lightning

Aug. 8/14-The Alpine Helicopters Bell 212 C-FAHB was struck by lightning while engaged in water bucketing activities on Fire 20173 in B.C. M/R rotor blade damage was evident. Mandatory Inspections include overhaul of the Transmission, […]

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Landing Accident

Aug. 13/14-The Bushmaster II ultralight, C-IDOV, was conducting emergency procedures training (forced landings) at Westlock, AB. The aircraft landed hard and broke the right hand main wheel off. The aircraft veered off the runway surface […]

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Forced Landing on a Ball Field

Aug. 13/14-The United States registered Piper PA-14, N4279H, was on a flight from Red Deer, AB to Grande Prairie, AB with a final destination in Alaska. The flight encountered heavy smoke from forest fires and […]

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Helicopter Crash, Minor Injuries

Aug. 12/14-A Valhalla Helicopters Inc. Bell 206B JetRanger, C-FANC, was conducting an aerial survey for Mountain Pine Beetles approximately 25 NM west of Whitecourt, AB (CYZU) under contract to Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource. During […]

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Sightseeing Crash, No Injuries

July 23/14-The TRK Helicopters (BC) Ltd Bell 206L-3 Long Ranger, C-FAWC, was operating on a sightseeing flight for Rockies Heli Tours based out of Cline River, AB (CCR5) and departed CCR5 with the pilot and […]

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Reservoir Landing

Aug. 12/14-The private de Havilland DHC2 on floats, registration C-FJBM,  was operating on a visual flight rules flight  from Lake Simard QC, towards a lake to 100 nautical miles east of Val-d ‘ Or. Passing […]

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Pilot Killed in Accident

Aug. 9/14-The float-equipped Cessna 150K, registration C-FAQS, was on a local flight about 12 nautical miles west of La Minerve, QC with only the pilot on board. The pilot was doing steep turns at low […]

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Cropduster Takes Down Powerline

Aug. 14/14-The Farr Air, Ayres S2R crop dusting aircraft, registration C-FYTX was applying insecticide to a canola field in the area of Assiniboia, Sk. During a pass, the main landing gear of the aircraft hit […]

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Floatplane Forced Landing

July 17/14-The float-equipped U.S. registered Cessna 185E, N1917U, was on a private VFR flight from Sand Point, ON (CJD6) to Sesaganaga Lake, ON. The aircraft was flying at 3000 feet ASL when the engine (Continental […]

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Beaver Crashes in Fog

July 11/17-The float-equipped DHC-2 (Beaver) C-FFRL departed St. John Harbour (west coast of Athlone Island, 12 nm west of Bella Bella) and encountered fog. The aircraft followed the shoreline northward; struck rocks and collided with […]

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Ag Wagon Takeoff Accident

July 19/14-C-GYWZ (Cessna 188 Ag Wagon) was taking off from an unmaintained road near Stead, MB, prior to an aerial application flight (fungicide: Proline). During takeoff the aircraft experienced a crosswind from the right, and […]

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Successful Off-Airport Landing

July 5/14-The private amateur built Sonex C-GZVI was enroute to CPK2 Strathroy from CYRP Ottawa Carp when the engine (Jabiru 2200) began to operate irregularly. In descent the engine surged several times before stopping completely […]