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| Date: | Friday 20 June 2025 |
| Time: | c. 22:25 LT |
| Type: |  MBB BK117 B-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Airmedic Inc |
| Registration: | C-GDGP |
| MSN: | 7218 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | N of Natashquan, QC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Watshishou Lake, QC |
| Sept-Îles Airport, QC (YZV/CYZV) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An Airmedic MBB BK117 B-2 crashed shortly after lift off into a lake, north of Natashquan, Quebec, and sank.
The helicopter was conducting a night visual flight rules medical evacuation flight from an outfitter at Watshishou Lake located approximately 47 MN NE of Havre-Saint-Pierre, QC to Sept-Iles Airport, QC (CYZV), with 2 crew members, 2 medical personnel and a patient on board. Shortly after take-off, the helicopter crashed into the lake. A witness who saw the helicopter's impact with the water headed by rowboat to the spot where the aircraft sank. One of the pilots was able to extricate himself and was taken on board, however the other occupants couldn't be located. The helicopter and the other 4 occupants were located in the lake several days later. There were no other survivors.
Sources:
https://halifax.citynews.ca/2025/06/21/four-missing-after-airmedic-helicopter-crash-in-northeastern-quebec-police-2/
https://www.ledevoir.com/societe/893818/helicoptere-airmedic-est-ecrase-nord-natashquan
https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2025/06/21/quatre-personnes-manquent-a-lappel-ecrasement-dhelicoptere-au-nord-de-natashquan
https://www.lequotidien.com/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/2025/06/24/ecrasement-dun-helicoptere-dairmedic-un-corps-repeche-des-eaux-333TTINBHBCBBLCNVV52SQHHD4/
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2174324/ecrasement-helicoptere-cote-nord-quatre-personnes-disparus-natashqua?partageApp=rcca_appmobile_appinfo_android
https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/CCARCS-RIACC/ADet.aspx?id=14470&rfr=RchSimp.aspx
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/CGDGP/history/20250621/0042Z/CYGV/L%2050.65361%20-62.51985 (arrival)
https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4E22AQG5g0icOUNFow/feedshare-shrink_2048_1536/feedshare-shrink_2048_1536/0/1715880282097?e=1753315200&v=beta&t=Iyyqi5UjGIq0p562RkXIvvvO3K6RgncOIFnc9fh2BeU (photo)
TSB
https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2175637/corps-disparus-repeche-ecrasement-helicoptere-airmedic
https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/enquetes-investigations/aviation/2025/a25q0091/a25q0091.html
History of this aircraft
Ex N71579, D-HFDI
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2025 16:13 | Csim | Added |
| 21-Jun-2025 16:19 | ASN | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 22-Jun-2025 07:06 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Jun-2025 06:35 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2025 05:33 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2025 12:44 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2025 06:49 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2025 07:52 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jul-2025 15:16 | Uisge | Updated [Source, ] |
| 07-Jul-2025 18:25 | ASN | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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