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Accident to the Airbus AS350 registered C-GFBW on 17/03/2022 near Sept-Îles

Gel du parebrise, atterrissage de précaution, collision avec le sol

Responsible entity

Canada - TSB

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Canadian authorities:

C-GFBW was conducting a local visual flight rules (VFR) flight in Sept-iles (CYZV), QC with one pilot and one passenger on board. While coming back to land, the helicopter struck the frozen surface at the mouth of the Rivière des Rapides, 8 NM West of CYZV.