# NTSB CEN15WA454: Robinson R44, Foleyet, Canada, September 9, 2015

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 9, 2015, 00:15 local (00:15 UTC)
- Place: Foleyet, Canada
- Coordinates: 47.959445, -82.508888 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9594&lon=-82.5089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 92989
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN15WA454
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92989/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15WA454

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 9, 2015, about 0015 Universal Time Coordinated, a Robinson R-44, C-GZFX, owned and operated by Apex Helicopters Inc. was found in a heavily wooded area about 17 nautical miles south of Foleyet, Ontario. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The helicopter departed on September 8, 2015, about 0100, from a camp on Horwood Lake, Ontario, and was destined to a forestry camp near Rollo Lake Ontario. This investigation is under the jurisdiction of the government of Canada. Any further information regarding the investigation can be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada Place du Centre 200 Promenade du Portage 4th Floor Gatineau, Quebec Canada K1A 1K8 Telephone: 514-633-2952 Facsimile: 514-928-5809 E-mail: airops@tsb.bst-bst.gc.ca This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by, or obtained from, the TSB of Canada.

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GZFX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Robinson R44 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 0595
- Operator: Apex Helicopters Inc.
- Registered owner: Apex Helicopters Inc.
- Departed: Horwood Lake
- Destination: Rollo Lake
- Flight plan: Unknown

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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