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Flight Safety

Investigation Reports

Flight Safety reports are produced under the authority of the Minister of National Defence pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Aeronautics Act, and in accordance with A-GA-135-001/AA-001, Flight Safety for the Canadian Forces. They are prepared solely for the purpose of accident prevention and shall not be used for legal, administrative or disciplinary action.

Investigations of aircraft accidents and serious incidents are disseminated through the following reports: From the Investigator (FTI), Epilogue (Epi), and Flight Safety Investigation Report (FSIR). Brief description of reports is available on Investigation Reports Overview page

Status* O = Investigation Ongoing
Status* C = Investigation Complete

Rotary Wing Location Date (ymd) Status*
CH149910 Cormorant 103 SAR Sqn, 9 Wing, Gander, NL 2009-07-28 O
CH146434 Griffon Forward Operating Base (FOB), Afghanistan 2009-07-06 O
CH147204 Chinook Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan 2009-01-18 O
CH149915 Cormorant Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador 2008-10-16 C
CH139305 / CH139306 Jet Ranger Portage La Prairie, Manitoba 2008-03-19 C
CH146427 Griffon Carlsbad, California 2008-03-15 C
CH146488 Griffon Yuma Range, Yuma, Arizona 2008-01-19 O
CH146437 Griffon Calgary, Alberta 2007-11-03 C
CH149910 Cormorant Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador 2007-05-07 C
CH146422 Griffon Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador 2006-12-07 C
CH149914 Cormorant Chedabucto Bay, near Canso, Nova Scotia 2006-07-13 C
CH146489 Griffon Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador 2006-06-12 C
CH146468 Griffon Valcartier, Quebec 2006-02-08 C
CH12438 Sea King 30 NM East of Aalborg, Denmark 2006-02-02 C
CH146467 Griffon Thedford Mines Airport, Quebec 2005-02-10 C
CH149908 Cormorant Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador 2004-09-20 C
CH146493 Griffon Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador 2004-03-29 C
CH146408 Griffon Cold Lake, Alberta 2003-11-06 C
CH146475 Griffon Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador 2003-09-17 C
CH146434 Griffon Valcartier, Quebec 2003-08-28 C
CH146400 Griffon Petawawa, Ontario 2003-08-25 C
CH12419 Sea King HMCS Calgary, Straits of Hormuz 2003-08-21 C
CH12401 Sea King At Sea 540 NM ESE of Halifax, Nova Scotia 2003-02-27 C
CH149901 Cormorant Comox, British Columbia 2002-10-27 C
CH146420 Griffon Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador 2002-07-18 C
CH139308 Jet Ranger Southport, Manitoba 2002-07-02 C
CH139314 Jet Ranger Southport, Manitoba 2002-06-27 C
CH11306 Labrador Greenwood, Nova Scotia 2002-03-11 C
CH12422 Sea King At Sea, 150 NM South of Honolulu, Hawaii 2000-06-23 C
CH139312 Jet Ranger Southport, Manitoba 1999-10-29 C
CH139313 Jet Ranger Southport, Manitoba 1999-08-23 C
CH12404 Sea King Shearwater, Nova Scotia 1999-07-19 C
CH12414 Sea King Shearwater, Nova Scotia 1999-06-16 C
CH12419 Sea King Shearwater, Nova Scotia 1999-05-04 C
CH146495 Griffon Valcartier, Quebec 1999-01-12 C
CH11305 Labrador Marsoui, Quebec 1998-10-02 C

Fighters Location Date Status*
CF188730 Hornet Bagotville, Quebec 2009-03-05 C
CF188705 Hornet Inuvik, NWT 2008-09-03 C
CF188931 Hornet Hickam AFB, Hawaii 2008-07-07 C
CF188794 Hornet Canadian Forces Air Weapons Range, Shilo, Manitoba 2007-08-21 C
CF188720 Hornet 3 Wing Bagotville, Quebec 2007-05-16 O
CF188744 / CF188747 Hornet NAWS China Lake, California 2006-10-27 C
CF188932 / CF188935 Hornet Cold Lake, Alberta 2006-10-02 C
CF188931 Hornet 4 Wing, Cold Lake, Alberta 2006-09-28 C
CF188745 Hornet Bagotville Area, Quebec 2005-08-16 C
CF188933 Hornet Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, United States 2005-01-13 C
CF188761 Hornet Yellowknife Airport, North West Territories 2004-06-19 C
CF188798 Hornet Aalborg, Denmark 2003-06-25 C
CF188732 Hornet Cold Lake, Alberta 2003-05-26 C
CF188733 Hornet Cold Lake, Alberta 2003-05-22 C
CF188906 Hornet Bagotville, Quebec 2001-07-31 C

Multi-engine Location Date Status*
CC115465 Buffalo Kelowna, British Columbia 2009-11-26 O
CC130319 Hercules Camp Mirage 2009-06-24 C
CP140120 Arcturus 19 Wing, Comox, British Columbia 2009-01-28 C
CC130344 Hercules Kandahar, Afghanistan 2008-07-28 C
CC177703 Globemaster III Long Beach, California 2008-04-02 C
CC130311 Hercules CFS Alert, Nunavut 2006-04-25 C
CC115457 Buffalo Comox, British Columbia 2005-02-02 C
CC130327 Hercules Kabul, Afghanistan 2003-07-29 C
CC130344 Hercules Trenton, Ontario 2001-07-12 C

Trainers Location Date Status*
CT155204 Hawk South of Cold Lake, Alberta 2009-10-19 C
CT156101 Harvard II 25 Nautical miles south of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 2009-08-13 O
CT114065 Tutor Approximately 2.5 km northwest of CFB Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 2008-10-09 O
CT155215 Hawk Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 2008-04-18 O
CT155214 Hawk - CT156115 Harvard II Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 2007-10-19 C
CT114159 Tutor Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana 2007-05-18 C
CT156112 Harvard II Flightline, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 2007-04-04 C
CT114120 Tutor Thunder Bay, Ontario 2005-08-24 C
CT114173/114064 Tutor Mossbank, Saskatchewan 2004-12-10 C
CT155202 Hawk Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 2004-05-14 C
CT155216 Hawk Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 2003-07-04 C
CT114006/114081 Tutor London, Ontario 2001-06-21 C
CT114142 Tutor Comox, British Columbia 2001-04-10 C
CT114172/114006 Tutor Toronto, Ontario 2000-09-04 C
CT114019 Tutor Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan 1999-02-27 C

Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles Location Date Status*
CU170251 Heron Kandahar, Afghanistan 2009-01-05 C
CU161002 Sperwer Camp Wainwright, Alberta 2008-05-08 C
CU161 - Robolans 018 Launcher Kandahar, Afghanistan 2007-12-06 C
CU161014 Sperwer Kandahar, Afghanistan 2007-01-24 C
CU161001 Sperwer Kandahar, Afghanistan 2006-11-21 C
CU161007 Sperwer Kandahar, Afghanistan 2006-10-24 C
CU161002 Sperwer Kandahar, Afghanistan 2006-07-06 C
CU161009 Sperwer Kandahar, Afghanistan 2006-05-06 C
CU161007 Sperwer Camp Wainwright, Alberta 2005-10-14 C
CU161004 Sperwer Kabul, Afghanistan 2004-06-30 C
CU161002 Sperwer Kabul, Afghanistan 2004-03-20 C
CU161005 Sperwer Kabul, Afghanistan 2004-01-20 C
CU161003 Sperwer Kabul, Afghanistan 2003-11-21 C

Military Conveyance / Combat Support Location Date Status*
IL-76TD Ilyushin CFB Trenton, Ontatrio 2007-05-10 C
A4N Skyhawk Bagotville, Quebec 2004-06-16 C
C-GBXK B206 Jet Ranger Edmonton, Alberta 2001-10-10 C

Personnel Location Date Status*
CC130 SAR Tech Injury Baker's Island, Trenton, Ontario 2009-05-13 C
SAR CSAR-7 Parachute Comox Lake, British Columbia 2009-05-08 O
CH146 SAR Tech Injury Lac St-Jean, Quebec 2005-06-23 C
CC115 SAR Tech Injury Jarvis Lake, Alberta 2002-06-25 C
CH113 SAR Tech Injury Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador 2002-05-30 C
CC115 SAR Tech Injury Midway, British Columbia 2001-08-09 C

Cadets Location Date Status*
SZ 2-33A C-GQYY Lachute, Quebec 2008-09-06 O
SZ 2-33A C-FDXP Picton Airport, Ontario 2008-08-09 C
Cessna 172 C-GYAR Lac Etchemin Airport, Quebec 2008-07-02 C
SZ 2-33A C-FBJH Debert, Nova Scotia 2007-07-24 C
Cessna 172M C-GFVE Waterville Airport, Nova Scotia 2007-07-13 C
SZ 2-33A C-GCLJ North Battleford, Saskatchewan 2007-05-05 C
SZ 2-33A C-FACY Valcartier, Quebec 2006-09-10 C
SZ 2-33A C-GBJR Mountain View, Ontario 2006-08-07 C
Cessna 172 C-GFYW Courtenay, British Columbia 2006-07-17 C
SZ 2-33A C-FZIQ St-Jean, Quebec 2006-06-19 C
SZ 2-33A C-GFMC Olds, Alberta 2005-05-01 C
SZ 2-33A C-FARD Trois-Rivières, Quebec 2004-10-31 C
Katana DA-20 C1 C-GMFB Moncton, New Brunswick 2004-07-21 C
SZ 2-33 C-GBZG Summerside, Prince Edward Island 2003-09-27 C
SZ 2-33 C-GCLR Alexandria, Ontario 2003-09-20 C
SZ 2-33 C-FYLP Mountain View, Ontario 2003-08-18 C
Cessna 172 C-GTHL Fredericton, New Brunswick 2003-08-14 C
SZ 2-33 C-GCSD Debert, Nova Scotia 2003-08-14 C
SZ 2-33 C-GFME Picton, Ontario 2003-07-31 C
SZ 2-33 C-GDZF Picton, Ontario 2003-07-24 C
SZ 2-33 C-FEAF St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec 2003-07-08 C
SZ 2-33 C-GCLN Miramichi, New Brunswick 2002-09-01 C
Katana DA-20 C1 C-GEQF St-Lambert de Lévis, Quebec 2002-06-25 C
Cessna L-19 C-GRGS Campbell River, British Columbia 2001-06-17 C
SZ 2-33A C-GCLY Nanaimo, British Columbia 2001-06-10 C
Bellanca Scout C-GXAC Markham, Ontario 2001-06-09 C
Bellanca Scout C-GGYS Alexandria, Ontario 2000-10-08 C
Cessna 172 C-GVWT Bromont, Quebec 2000-07-26 C
SZ 2-33 C-FEAF St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec 2000-05-14 C
SZ 2-33 C-GCLG Iroquois Falls, Ontario 1999-09-26 C