Investigations conducted by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) are complex – an accident is never caused by just one factor. The April 2015 accident near Vancouver, British Columbia, was no exception. The investigation findings are as follows:
Investigations conducted by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) are complex – an accident is never caused by just one factor. The March 2015 accident at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Nova Scotia, was no exception. There were many factors that caused this accident, the details of which are contained in the 14 findings as to causes and contributing factors.
This safety issue investigation (SII) highlights what types of unsafe practices have been happening for years and continue to happen: from flying overweight to flying in marginal weather to flying with minimal fuel reserves. Deviations from standard operating procedures, company policy, regulations, or safe practices can result in outcomes similar to those that have contributed to numerous accidents and incidents over the years.
The TSB has 22 active recommendations that, if addressed, could mitigate the persistent safety deficiencies associated with air-taxi operations including the two main underlying factors contributing to accidents in this sector:
The investigations conducted by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) are complex, and it is never just one factor that causes an accident. The May 2013 helicopter accident in Moosonee, Ontario, was no exception. There were many factors that caused this accident, the details of which are contained in the 12 findings as to causes and contributing factors. Furthermore, there were 17 additional findings as to risk as well as 4 other findings.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is issuing 14 recommendations as a result of its investigation into the May 2013 fatal crash of an Ornge Sikorsky S-76A helicopter in Moosonee, Ontario.
The recommendations are being issued to address safety deficiencies in:
The investigations conducted by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) are complex, and it is never just one factor that causes an accident. The December 2012 Perimeter Aviation crash in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, was no exception.
On 22 December 2012, Perimeter Aviation Flight 993 crashed while attempting to land in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut. The aircraft had come in too high, too steep, and too fast, striking the ground 525 feet past the end of the runway after an unsuccessful attempt to reject the landing. The 2 crew and 6 adult passengers, secured by their seatbelts, suffered injuries ranging from minor to serious.
