The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has identified the risk of collisions on runways as a serious risk in the Canadian aviation sector; this issue has persisted on the TSB’s Watchlist since 2010.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has identified the risk of collisions on runways as a serious risk in the Canadian aviation sector; this issue has persisted on the TSB’s Watchlist since 2010.
On 13 October 2016, a Cessna Citation 500 that was privately operated by Norjet Inc. departed Kelowna Airport, British Columbia, on a night instrument flight rules flight to Calgary/Springbank Airport, Alberta. The pilot and three passengers were on board.
On 29 March 2016, a privately operated Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 aircraft (registration N246W, serial number 1552S.A.) departed Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport, Quebec, on an instrument flight rules flight to Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport, Quebec. The pilot, a passenger-pilot, and five passengers were on board.
Investigations conducted by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) are complex – an accident is never caused by a single factor. The March 2016 accident in Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, was no exception. There were many factors that caused this accident, the details of which are contained in the six findings as to causes and contributing factors. Furthermore, there were seven findings as to risk and five other findings.
On 26 February 2012, VIA Rail passenger train 92, en route from Niagara Falls to Toronto, Ontario proceeding eastward entered a crossover near Burlington, Ontario, and derailed the locomotive and 5 coaches. The locomotive struck a building after it derailed and the locomotive cab was destroyed. Many passengers were injured, and the 3 crew members in the cab of the locomotive were fatally injured.
On August 23, 2015, a Beaver float plane, carrying a pilot and five passengers, took off from the waters of Lake Long, near Tadoussac, Quebec. The sun was shining, the skies were clear and the winds were light. In short, it was a perfect day for a 20-minute sightseeing flight.
Investigations conducted by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) are complex – an accident is never caused by just one factor. The August 2015 accident near Tadoussac, Quebec, was no exception. Many factors caused this accident, the details of which are contained in the four findings as to causes and contributing factors. Furthermore, there were seven findings as to risk as well as four other findings.
On 13 April 2015, Carson Air Ltd. flight 66, a Swearingen SA226-TC Metro, departed Vancouver International Airport, British Columbia, with two pilots on board for a flight to Prince George, British Columbia. At 07:09 Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), approximately six minutes after leaving Vancouver, the aircraft disappeared from air traffic control radar.
