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Air transportation safety investigation A21Q0090
The occurrence
On at 1530 Eastern Daylight Time, a privately registered, float-equipped Piper PA-18S-150 aircraft took off from Rivière du Lièvre in Ferme-Neuve, Quebec, bound for Parent, Quebec, with a pilot and a passenger on board.
During takeoff, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and it overturned in the river. The aircraft sustained significant damage, and both occupants were fatally injured. The emergency locator transmitter (ELT) did not activate.
Air transportation safety investigation A21Q0097
The occurrence
On , at 1030 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), Synergy Aviation Ltd. Guimbal Cabri G2 helicopter (registration C-GSYN, serial number 1176) departed from a staging area in Chapais, Quebec, 12 nautical miles west of the Chibougamau/Chapais Airport (CYMT), Quebec. The pilot was the sole occupant on board the aircraft, which headed southwest toward Wachigabau Lake, Quebec, to perform airborne geophysical survey work.
Air transportation safety investigation A21C0088
The occurrence
On , a Bell 206L-1 helicopter operated by Canadian Helicopters Limited (doing business as Acasta HeliFlight Inc.), was conducting a flight from Hope Bay Aerodrome (CHB3), Nunavut to a drill camp located 8 nautical miles south-southwest of the aerodrome. Upon landing, the helicopter rolled over. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, shut down the engine and exited the helicopter uninjured. A person on the ground was fatally injured.