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Bombardier Inc Canadair CL-215-6B11 C-GQBE

9 January 2025 · Los Angeles, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 January 2025 at about 20:38 local time, a Bombardier Inc Canadair CL-215-6B11 registered C-GQBE, operated by Gouvernement du Québec, Service aérien gouvernemen, was involved in an incident near Los Angeles, California, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:38
Classification
Incident
Location
Los Angeles, California, United States
Nearest airport
Van Nuys (VNY)
Coordinates
34.2098, -118.4900
Aircraft
Bombardier Inc Canadair CL-215-6B11
Registration
C-GQBE
Category
Airplane
Year built
1994
Engines
2
Operator
Gouvernement du Québec, Service aérien gouvernemen
Operating rule
Public Use
Purpose of flight
Fire Fighting
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Minor
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
WPR25LA077

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The NTSB did not determine the probable cause of this event and does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket. The investigation of this event is being conducted under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The investigation of this event is being conducted under the jurisdiction of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The NTSB does not plan to issue a report or open a public docket.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Aircraft involved

Aircraft Registration Operator Damage
Bombardier Inc Canadair CL-215-6B11 CL-415 C-GQBE Gouvernement du Québec, Service aérien gouvernemen Minor
Unknown UNKNOWN Unknown - Destroyed

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