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| Date: | Tuesday 9 July 2024 |
| Time: | c. 10:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | LR Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | C-FTLR |
| MSN: | 30551 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | about 24 km NW of Edmonton, AB -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | Fort McMurray Airport, AB (YMM/CYMM) |
| Rocky Mountain House Airport, AB (YRM/CYRM) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Bell 212 (C-FTLR) and a Cessna 172 Skyhawk of the Namao Flying Club were involved in a mid-air collision about 24 km northwest of Edmonton, Alberta.
The Cessna continued to fly and landed at Edmonton/Villeneuve Airport (CZVL), Alberta.
The pilot of the helicopter was able to land in a field just northwest of Sandy Lake.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://globalnews.ca/news/10613255/edmonton-villeneuve-airport-plane-helicopter-midair-collision/
https://www.lakelandtoday.ca/beyond-local/plane-helicopter-collide-in-midair-near-sandy-beach-mcgunigal-macdonald-9197809
https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/CCARCS-RIACC/ADet.aspx?id=16588&rfr=RchSimp.aspx
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/479076_1717358877.jpg (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex C-FTVL, (N144WA),C-FTVL, XC-UHE, XC-DDF, N14846
Media:
No injuries after midair collision between plane, helicopter northwest of Edmonton https://t.co/Sc3Svs0wN6 pic.twitter.com/IvrAgqjXd2
— Global National (@GlobalNational) July 9, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2024 05:10 | Geno | Added |
| 10-Jul-2024 06:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Jul-2024 06:38 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Nature, Embed code, ] |
| 07-Mar-2025 09:37 | ASN | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Embed code, Damage, Accident report, ] |
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