US EditionPoor Visibility Likely Caused Fatal Helicopter Crash on North Island: TSB
The board found no mechanical failure and said low cloud and reduced visibility likely obscured terrain during the fatal longline flight.
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Poor visibility likely caused fatal helicopter crash on north Island: TSB
Poor visibility likely caused a helicopter crash that claimed the life of a pilot carrying equipment to a job site in a remote area west of Port Alice, federal investigators say. The Eurocopter AS350 operated by West Coast Helicopters Maintenance and Contracting crashed in mountainous terrain about ...
Cloud or fog reducing visibility likely led to fatal helicopter crash on Vancouver Island
Reduced visibility from either clouds or fog likely led to a fatal helicopter crash on the west coast of Vancouver Island in August 2024, a Transportation Safety Board of Canada report says. The helicopter with a pilot and passenger on board first left from Port McNeill Aerodrome around 8:15 a.m. on Aug. 15, 2024. The helicopter, operated by West Coast Helicopters Maintenance and Contracting, was heading to a job site on Brooks Peninsula. The he…
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