- Date
- September 25, 2018, 18:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Buttonville, Canada
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- C-GMCTRobinson R44
- Defining event
- Enroute: VFR encounter with IMC
- NTSB office
- Central Region
- Lead agency
- Other
- Case key
- 98359
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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 25, 2018, about 1800 hours universal coordinated time, a Robinson R44 II helicopter, Canadian registration C-GMCT, impacted terrain while diverting due to deteriorating weather conditions near the Toronto/Buttonville Municipal Airport (CYKZ), Buttonville, Ontario, Canada. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight departed from the North Bay Airport (CYYB), North Bay, Ontario, Canada. The intended destination was CYKZ.The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB). This report is solely for informational purposes and contains only information provided by the government of Canada. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Place du Centre -- 4th Floor 200 Promenade du Portage Gatineau, Quebec Canada K1A 1K8 Telephone: 819-994-3741 Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca Email: communications@tsb-bst.gc.ca
Aircraft
- Registration
- C-GMCT
- Reported as
- Robinson R44 (II)
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 10795
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5, 245 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator
- Essential Helicopters
- Registered owner
- Essential Helicopters