Main rotor blade failure in flight caused 2019 fatal impact with the ground in Quebec TSB Press Release | April 1, 2021
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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its investigation report (A19Q0109) on a fatal impact with the ground near Lac Valtrie in the Rouge-Matawin Wildlife Reserve, Quebec.
Main rotor and tail rotor assembly. TSB Photo
On Jul. 10, 2019, a privately registered Robinson R44 helicopter was conducting a day visual flight rules flight from Lac de la Bidière, Quebec, to Saint-Sophie, Quebec, with one pilot and one passenger on board. The aircraft never reached its destination. It was reported missing the following day to the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton, Ontario, which began the search. No emergency locator transmitter (ELT) signal was detected.