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Pilot Dead in Southern New Brunswick Helicopter Crash, Safety Board Investigating
Investigators from the Transportation Safety Board are en route after a Robinson R-44 helicopter crashed near Sussex airport, killing the pilot on a visual flight rules trip.
- A pilot died after a Robinson R-44 helicopter crashed in southern New Brunswick on Saturday while traveling from Fredericton to Sussex, about 80 kilometres northeast of Saint John.
- The helicopter took off at about 3 p.m. on Saturday from Fredericton International Airport; the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax alerted RCMP Sgt. Pierre-Luc Hache to the missing aircraft just before 7 p.m.
- Transportation Safety Board of Canada spokesperson Hugo Fontaine said the journey was a "visual flight rules" trip, in which pilots navigate based on what they can see outside the cockpit.
- Searchers found the helicopter's main cabin and the deceased pilot in the early morning hours on Sunday west-northwest of the Sussex airport, in the area of the aircraft's last known signal.
- Investigators are en route to the region to determine what happened, though officials have not released the pilot's name or any other identifying details about the deceased.
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The pilot of a small commercial helicopter died Saturday after the aircraft crashed on his way to Sussex airport, the authorities confirmed.
Helicopter crash kills 1 in southern New Brunswick, safety board en route
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 29, 2026 12:18 pm Updated March 29, 2026 12:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police says one person is dead after a helicopter crash in southern New Brunswick. Sgt. Pierre-Luc Haché with the RCMP says the Robinson R-44 helicopter was travelling from Fredericton to the airport in Sussex, N.B., which is…
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