- Date
- September 4, 2016, 16:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Flatlands, Canada
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- C-GVJTBell 206B
- Defining event
- Enroute-cruise: Low altitude operation/event
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Parties
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada
- Case key
- 93968
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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 September 4, 2016, about 1600 Atlantic Daylight Time, a Bell model 206B helicopter, Canadian registration C-GVJT, serial number 3492, collided with power lines during cruise flight before crashing into the Restigouche River near Flatlands, New Brunswick, Canada. The pilot and one passenger were fatally injured. The remaining passenger sustained minor injuries. The helicopter was registered to and operated by 9288-1523 Québec Incorporated. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight from Charlo Airport (CYCL), Charlo, New Brunswick, to Rivière-du-Loup Airport (CYRI), Québec. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Government. Further information may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th Floor Gatineau, Québec K1A 1K8 Phone: +1 819-994-3741 Fax: +1 819-997-2239 E-mail: AirOps@bst-tsb.gc.ca Webpage: http://bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/index.asp This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-GVJT
- Reported as
- Bell 206B (B)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 3492
- Engine
- Rolls-Royce, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- 9288-1523 Québec Inc
- Registered owner
- 9288-1523 Québec Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CYCL · Charlo
- Destination
- CYRI · Rivière-du-Loup
- Flight plan
- Unknown
- Equipment
- Unknown
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Injuries
- Fatal
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC)