# NTSB ENG24WA005: Sikorsky S76, Sidney, Canada, October 24, 2023

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 5 · Foreign
- Date: October 24, 2023, 17:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Sidney, Canada · Victoria International Airport
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 14 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Investigation class: Class 5 - No publish
- NTSB office: Aviation Engineering Division
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 193399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ENG24WA005
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193399/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ENG24WA005

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338) (defining event)

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-GXHJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SIKORSKY S76 (C)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 760774
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Helijet International Inc.
- Registered owner: Helijet International Inc.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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