Air transportation

Investigation findings in the May 2013 helicopter accident in Moosonee, Ontario

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.

Recommendations arising from Investigation A13H0001 (Moosonee)

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:

Investigation findings into the December 2012 Perimeter Aviation Flight 993 that crashed in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut

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.

Recommendations from investigation of Perimeter Aviation Flight 993 crash in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut in December 2012

Occurrence

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.

TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA
AVIATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS

DATE ISSUED: 27 March 2008

FORWARDED TO:

The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, P.C., B.A., M.B.A.
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

SUBJECT: Emergency Fuel Shut-Off

TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD OF CANADA
AVIATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS

DATE ISSUED: 27 March 2008

FORWARDED TO:

The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, P.C., B.A., M.B.A.
Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities

SUBJECT: Regulation of Passenger-Carrying Balloons

Backgrounder - Landing Accident in Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia
Investigation Report A07A0134 - Recommendations

On 11 November 2007, the Bombardier Global 5000 (registration C-GXPR, serial number 9211), operated by Jetport Inc., departed Hamilton, Ontario, for Fox Harbour, Nova Scotia, with two crew members and eight passengers on board.

On August 2, 2005, the Air France Airbus A340-313 aircraft departed Paris, France, at 11:53 a.m. Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) as Air France Flight 358 on a scheduled flight to Toronto, Ontario, with 297 passengers and 12 crew members on board. Before departure, the flight crew members obtained their arrival weather forecast, which included the possibility of thunderstorms.

The information in the chronology of events has been provided by various sources to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada within the context of the Air France Airbus A340-313 accident investigation (A05H0002).