- Date
- August 27, 2011, 21:15 local (Aug 28, 2011, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- St. Ferdinand, Canada
- Injuries
- 4 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- C-GEBYRobinson R44
- Defining event
- Takeoff: Loss of control in flight
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada
- Case key
- 81704
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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 August 27, 2011, at 2115 eastern daylight time, a Robinson R44 helicopter, C-GEBY, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain shortly after takeoff near St. Ferdinand, Quebec, Canada. The pilot and three passengers sustained fatal injuries. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Canada. Any further information may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada Web site: http://www.tsb.gc.ca This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Canada.
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-GEBY
- Reported as
- Robinson R44
- Category
- Helicopter
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- 9049-5854 Quebec Inc
- Registered owner
- 9049-5854 Quebec Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Unknown
- Departed
- St. Ferdinand
- Destination
- St. Nicolas
- Flight plan
- Unknown