Bell 206 C-GSQA

Summary

On 23 January 2020 at about 01:13 local time, a Bell 206 registered C-GSQA, operated by Gouvernement Du Québec, Service Aérien, was involved in an accident near Lac Saint-Jean, Canada. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

23 January 2020 at 01:13

Classification

Accident

Location

Lac Saint-Jean, Canada

Coordinates

48.5944, -72.0300

Aircraft

Bell 206

Registration

C-GSQA

Category

Helicopter

Engines

2

Operator

Gouvernement Du Québec, Service Aérien

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Non-Commercial

Purpose of flight

Public Use

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Alma → La Tuque

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20WA081

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The government of Canada has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 206 helicopter that occurred on January 22, 2020. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of Canada's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of Canada.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.