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Helicopter collision with frozen lake due to unexpected weather conditions

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Figure 4. Photo of the wreckage taken the day of the occurrence (Source: Canadian Helicopters Limited – Hélicoptères Canadiens Limitée)

Helicopter collision with frozen lake due to unexpected weather conditions

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Occurrence aircraft following the accident.

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Figure 1. The Elite Navigator (Source: Third party, with permission)

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Controlled flight into terrain Canadian Helicopters Limited – Hélicoptères Canadiens Limitée Bell 206L (helicopter), C-GLQY Vallillee Lake, Quebec


Fire and abandonment Fishing vessel Elite Navigator 130 nautical miles east-northeast of Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador


Mid-air collision L R Helicopters Inc. Bell Helicopter Company, a Division of Textron Inc., 212 (helicopter), C-FTLR and Namao Flying Club Cessna 172M, C-GJJL Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport (CZVL), Alberta, 13 NM NW


Collision with terrain Valhalla Helicopters Inc. Bell B205A-1 (helicopter) Haig Lake, Alberta


Runway overrun Flair Airlines Ltd. Boeing 737-800, C-FFLC Kitchener/Waterloo Airport (CYKF), Ontario


Collision with terrain Northwestern Air Lease Ltd. BAE Systems Jetstream 3212, C-FNAA Fort Smith Airport (CYSM), Northwest Territories, 0.7 NM NW


Train derailment Canadian National Railway Company (CN) Mile 69, St-Hyacinthe Subdivision Longueuil, Quebec


Collision with terrain Privately registered  Piper PA-28-180, C-GGOR Brisco, British Columbia, 2 NM W


Collision with terrain 1401380 Ontario Limited (dba Wilderness North Air) Cessna 208B Caravan, C-GMVB Nakina Airport, Ontario, 30.8 NM NNW


Mooring accident Roll-on/roll-off ferry Madeleine II Cap-aux-Meules, Quebec