In its investigation report (A14W0181), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada found that not using all available weather information and inadequate awareness of aircraft limitations in icing conditions led to the severe icing encounter and forced landing of an Air Tindi Cessna 208B Caravan west of Yellowknife, NWT on Nov. 20, 2014. There were no … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is conducting an investigation into the 2 March 2016 single rail car runaway involving a third-party operator on Canadian National track in Regina, Saskatchewan. The full release is available online. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to a head-on collision involving … Read more
In its investigation report (M15A0045) released, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada concluded that the master of the fishing vessel Four Ladies 2003 went overboard on March 9, 2015, when stacked lobster traps fell onto the main deck and knocked the master off the vessel. At the time, the vessel was 15 nautical miles south … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is deploying a team of investigators to a derailment involving a Canadian Pacific train in Calgary, Alberta. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. The full release is available online. Call 819-994-8053.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to Pubnico, Nova Scotia, to assess an occurrence involving the fishing vessel Don Cadegan which ran aground and subsequently sank on 15 February 2016. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. Call 819-994-8053.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is deploying an investigator to the site of an aircraft accident that occurred Feb. 4, 2016, at the Montréal / St-Hubert Airport, Que. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. The full release is available online.
In its investigation report (A14O0178) released on Jan. 14, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada found that a malfunctioning landing gear system led to the September 2014 landing accident at Timmins Victor M. Power Airport in Timmins, Ontario. The aircraft was substantially damaged but there was no post-impact fire, and no injuries to the occupants. … Read more
In its investigation report (M14C0193), the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) identified several factors which led to the striking of the breakwater by the tug Vachon while assisting—with the tugBrochu—the bulk carrier Orient Crusader in Port Cartier, Quebec. No pollution or injuries were reported, but the Vachon and the breakwater sustained minor damage. On 12 September 2014, at 1907 EDT, the Orient Crusader departed … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigation (R13T0192) into the Sept. 18, 2013, collision between an OC Transpo bus and a VIA Rail train in Ottawa, Ont., identified numerous contributory factors including company practices, work-related driving distractions, speed, the configuration of the Transitway, and bus crashworthiness. As a result of the collision, the train derailed and … Read more
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators to the site of an accident involving a Cessna 182 near the Parry Sound airport, Ontario. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence. More information is available online.
