The Transportation Safety Board of Canada released its investigation report (M17P0098) into the April 2017 fatal accident involving the commercial sports fishing vessel Catatonic, near Tofino, BC. The report highlights the risks posed by vessel modifications, which may compromise the safety features of the original design and increase the risk that the vessel will not be … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada deployed a team of investigators to the site of a Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway derailment in Sept-Îles, Quebec. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. Call 819-994-8053.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada deployed a team of investigators following an emergency landing incident involving a Piper PA 31 that occurred in Calgary, Alberta. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. Call 819-994-8053. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada deployed a team of investigators to the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, Nova Scotia, following … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is recommending the mandatory installation of lightweight flight recording systems by all commercial and private business operators not currently required to carry them. The TSB is also concerned with Transport Canada’s reactive approach to oversight of private business aircraft operations. The details are in the investigation report (A16P0186) released … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada released its report (M17C0060) into the May 2017 fatal mooring accident that occurred on board the bulk carrier Nord Quebec at the Port of Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The report highlights the safety hazards and prevalence of occurrences related to mooring operations on board merchant vessels and describes the actions that have been taken … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada released its report (M16C0137) into the August 2016 collision between the passenger vessel C03097QC and an unidentified object near Les Bergeronnes, Quebec. The report identifies safety deficiencies in local whale-watching operations in the Saguenay–St. Lawrence Marine Park. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-8053.
In its investigation report (R16W0074), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada highlights the Board’s concern that current defences are not sufficient to reduce the number of uncontrolled movements and improve safety. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-8053. The Transportation Safety Board deployed a team of investigators following an aircraft accident involving a Cessna 150 near … Read more
In its investigation report (M17A0004), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada found that inadequate vessel maintenance and voyage planning guided by an underqualified crew led to the January 2017 grounding of the bunkering tanker Arca 1near Sydney, Nova Scotia. There were no injuries to the six people on board and there was no pollution. The full … Read more
According to a Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigation report (A16P0161), a perceived power fluctuation and the follow-up maneuvering led to the September 2016 collision with terrain of a Bell 206B helicopter near Deception Mountain, B.C. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-8053.
The Transportation Safety Board deployed a team of investigators following a diversion to the Fredericton Airport, New Brunswick, due to an electrical fire aboard an aircraft operated by Porter Airlines. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. Call 819-994-8053.
