# NTSB CEN18WA098: Robinson R44, St Joachim de Courval, Canada, February 2, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: February 2, 2018, 01:45 local (01:45 UTC)
- Place: St Joachim de Courval, Canada
- Coordinates: 46.134166, -70.665557 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1342&lon=-70.6656&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96740
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18WA098
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96740/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA098

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute: Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,074 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/120/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On February 2, 2018, about 0145 UTC, a Robinson R-44 helicopter, Canadian registry C-GYMG, owned and operated by a private operator, impacted in a field at St-Joachim-de-Courval, Quebec, Canada. A post impact fire ensued. The pilot and two passengers on board were fatally injured. The helicopter was destroyed. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the non-scheduled, personal cross-country flight that had departed from St-George-de-Beauce, Quebec, and was destined for St-Felix-de-Valois, Quebec, Canada.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-GYMG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Robinson R44 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 2081
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Registered owner: 9149-8055 Québec Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: None

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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