# NTSB CEN12RA052: Bell 206L, Kapuskasing, Canada, November 2, 2011

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: November 2, 2011, 09:58 local (13:58 UTC)
- Place: Kapuskasing, Canada
- Coordinates: 49.150001, -82.449996
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=49.1500&lon=-82.4500&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 82238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12RA052
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/82238/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82238
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12RA052

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On November 2, 2011, about 0958 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Bell 206L helicopter, Canadian registration C-GDQH, was substantially damaged during an in-flight collision with terrain in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. The pilot and 2 passengers sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions reportedly existed in the vicinity of the accident site. The exact flight itinerary has not been established at this time. 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 Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada Web site: http://www.tsb.gc.ca This report is for informational purposes only, and contains information released by or obtained from the Government of Canada.

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GDQH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 45046
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Sunrise Helicopters Inc.
- Registered owner: Sunrise Helicopters Inc.
- Departed: CYYU, Kapuskasing
- Destination: CYYU, Kapuskasing
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 41 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 30.03 inHg
- Observed at: CYYU, 15 nm away

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 14, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=82238. 21 KB in all.

- Statement of Foreign Investigation (item 1, .PDF, 21 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40357415&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Statement%20of%20Foreign%20Investigation-Master.PDF

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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