Deployment notice

TSB deploys a team following a helicopter accident near Peace River, Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta,  — 

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators following an accident involving a Bell 205A helicopter during firefighting operations near Peace River, Alberta. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.


The TSB is an independent agency that investigates air, marine, pipeline, and rail transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.

For more information, contact:
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Media Relations
Telephone: 819-360-4376
Email: media@tsb.gc.ca