# NTSB CEN20WA081: Bell 206, Lac Saint-Jean, Canada, January 23, 2020

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 22, 2020, 19:13 local (Jan 23, 2020, 01:13 UTC)
- Place: Lac Saint-Jean, Canada
- Coordinates: 48.594444, -72.029998 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5944&lon=-72.0300&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: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Rolls-Royce Corporation, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
- NTSB case key (mKey): 100935
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN20WA081
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100935/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20WA081

## 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

The government of Canada has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 206 helicopter that occurred on January 22, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Canada's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Canada.

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GSQA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 (L4T)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 52060
- Engines: Rolls-Royce M250-C20R turbo shaft; Rolls-Royce M250-C20R turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Public aircraft, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Gouvernement Du Québec, Service Aérien
- Registered owner: Gouvernement Du Québec, Service Aérien
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: CYTF, Alma
- Destination: CYLQ, La Tuque
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Equipment: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

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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