- Date
- October 27, 2015, 20:43 local (Oct 28, 2015, 01:43 UTC)
- Place
- Asquinth, Canada
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- C-GIFYBell 206B
- Defining event
- Enroute: Unknown or undetermined
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 92251
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Sequence of events
The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.
Factual narrative
On October 27, 2015, about 2043 central daylight time, a Bell 206B helicopter, C-GIFY, impacted terrain near Asquinth, Saskatchewan, Canada, under unknown circumstances. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada is investigating the accident. As the State of Manufacture of the engine, the NTSB has designated a U.S. accredited representative to assist the TSB in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the TSB of Canada: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-GIFY
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2008
- Fire
- Unknown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
Docket · 1
The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 10, 2015, on NTSB’s docket system: statements, records, photos and specialists’ reports. 34 KB in all.