Collision with terrain, Apex Helicopters Inc., Robinson R44, C-GZFX, Foleyet (Ontario), 17 nm S, 08 September 2015 . : TU3-5/15-0130E-PDF
On 08 September 2015, at approximately 2015 Eastern Daylight Time, an Apex Helicopters Inc. Robinson R44 (registration C-GZFX, serial number 0595) departed from a camp on Horwood Lake, Ontario, for the Foleyet Timber Camp, 17 nautical miles south of Foleyet, Ontario, with 1 pilot and 1 passenger onboard. Approximately 3.1 nautical miles northwest of the Foleyet Timber Camp, the helicopter struck treeson elevated terrain. The occupants sustained fatal injuries. The helicopter was destroyed by impact forces. There was no post-impact fire. The helicopter was equipped with an emergency locator transmitter, but no signal was transmitted or detected by search and rescue agencies. The aircraft was not reported missing until the following day at approximately 1500, at which point search and rescue operations were initiated. The wreckage was discovered by a company aircraft on 11 September.
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| Ministère/Organisme | Transportation Safety Board of Canada. |
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| Titre | Collision with terrain, Apex Helicopters Inc., Robinson R44, C-GZFX, Foleyet (Ontario), 17 nm S, 08 September 2015 . |
| Titre de la série | Aviation investigation report ; A15C0130 |
| Type de publication | Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal |
| Langue | [Anglais] |
| Autres langues publiées | [Français] |
| Édition ultérieure | Collision with terrain, Apex Helicopters Inc., Robinson R44, C-GZFX, Foleyet (Ontario), 17 nm S, 08 September 2015 |
| Format | Électronique |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Collision avec le relief, Apex Helicopters Inc., Robinson R44, C-GZFX, 17 milles marins (nm) au sud de Foleyet (Ontario), 8 septembre 2015. |
| Information sur la publication | Gatineau, QC : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, 2017. |
| Description | 15 p. :ill. |
| ISBN | 978-0-660-07162-6 |
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| Descripteurs | Aircraft accidents Investigations |