Helicopter crash

People hold up posters of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a mourning ceremony for him at Vali-e-Asr square in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 20, 2024. President Raisi and the country’s foreign minister were found dead Monday hours after their helicopter crashed in fog, leaving the Islamic Republic without two key leaders as extraordinary tensions grip the wider Middle East. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Mourners begin days of funerals for Iran’s president killed in helicopter crash

Officials haven’t said what caused the crash, but that it occurred in foggy, mountainous terrain

 

FILE - Iranian worshippers chant slogans during an anti-Israeli gathering after Friday prayers in Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 19, 2024. The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other top officials is likely to reverberate across the Middle East. Tensions have soared since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, and Israel and Iran directly traded fire for the first time ever in April. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Heli crash that killed Iran’s president could reverberate across Middle East

Sudden death comes in wake of Iran’s attack on Israel and ongoing war with Hamas

 

In this photo provided by Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA, the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi takes off at the Iranian border with Azerbaijan after President Raisi and his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev inaugurated dam of Qiz Qalasi, or Castel of Girl in Azeri, Iran, Sunday, May 19, 2024. A helicopter carrying President Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without elaborating. (Ali Hamed Haghdoust/IRNA via AP)

What we know so far about the helicopter crash that killed Iran’s president

Iranian officials said the mountainous terrain and heavy fog impeded search-and-rescue operations

 

Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) signage is pictured outside TSB offices in Ottawa, Monday, May 1, 2023. The head of the heli-skiing company involved in a fatal crash north of Terrace, B.C., last Monday says the bodies of the three victims have been recovered. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Bodies of victims in B.C. heli-skiing crash recovered: company president

Three people killed in crash near Terrace identified as Italians

Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) signage is pictured outside TSB offices in Ottawa, Monday, May 1, 2023. The head of the heli-skiing company involved in a fatal crash north of Terrace, B.C., last Monday says the bodies of the three victims have been recovered. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
(The Canadian Press)

Transportation Safety Board probes fatal B.C. chopper crash

The crash occurred Friday (Jan. 5) in Glacier National Park

(The Canadian Press)
Rob Blair died in a helicopter crash east of Revelstoke on Friday, Jan. 5. (DCB Performance Marine)

‘Business-savvy, genuine’: Pilot who died in B.C. helicopter crash remembered

Rob Blair was a former majority shareholder of U.S.-based boat company

Rob Blair died in a helicopter crash east of Revelstoke on Friday, Jan. 5. (DCB Performance Marine)
An RCMP cruiser. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)

Pilot confirmed dead after missing helicopter found near Revelstoke

No other people were inside crashed helicopter, RCMP say

An RCMP cruiser. (Vladvictoria/Pixabay.com)
Brent Fedirchuk, right, receives the 2016 Wayne Demoskoff Volunteer of the Year award from sponsor Peter Mugleston of the Best Western Barclay Plus Hotel at the Funtastic Alberni/ Okee Dokee Slopitch tournament. (PHOTO COURTESY FUNTASTIC ALBERNI)

Defect discovered in fatal Vancouver Island helicopter crash: TSB probe

Pilot from Port Alberni killed in 2022 crash near Port McNeill, flaw found in manufacturing process

Brent Fedirchuk, right, receives the 2016 Wayne Demoskoff Volunteer of the Year award from sponsor Peter Mugleston of the Best Western Barclay Plus Hotel at the Funtastic Alberni/ Okee Dokee Slopitch tournament. (PHOTO COURTESY FUNTASTIC ALBERNI)
Forest products firm Canfor says hired contractors on their way to conduct field survey work for the company were on board a helicopter that crashed outside Prince George, B.C., killing two and injuring four. A police helicopter prepares for takeoff from a staging area at Purden Lake Resort near the site of the crash on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James Doyle

Canfor confirms contractors on board B.C. helicopter that crashed killing 2

Company did not reveal contracting firm nor the helicopter’s owner in tragedy near Prince George

Forest products firm Canfor says hired contractors on their way to conduct field survey work for the company were on board a helicopter that crashed outside Prince George, B.C., killing two and injuring four. A police helicopter prepares for takeoff from a staging area at Purden Lake Resort near the site of the crash on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James Doyle
A police helicopter prepares for takeoff from a staging area at Purden Lake Resort near the site of a helicopter crash, east of Prince George, B.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James Doyle

UPDATE: 2 dead in helicopter crash near Prince George

Transportation Safety Board of Canada deployed, investigating fatal crash

A police helicopter prepares for takeoff from a staging area at Purden Lake Resort near the site of a helicopter crash, east of Prince George, B.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/James Doyle
A helicopter believed to be the same one that crashed near Enderby Saturday was spotted landing in Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park earlier in the day. (Jessie Gottlieb Facebook photo)

Helicopter spotted in park, at BC Hydro dam prior to crash

Aircraft is believed to be the same one that crashed near Enderby Saturday

A helicopter believed to be the same one that crashed near Enderby Saturday was spotted landing in Kalamalka Lake Provincial Park earlier in the day. (Jessie Gottlieb Facebook photo)
Chalupa, a Chihuahua, did not survive a helicopter crash near Enderby Saturday, Aug. 12. (Facebook photo)

Dog dies from B.C. helicopter crash, pilot missing after leaving scene

Chalupa the Chihuahua did not survive

Chalupa, a Chihuahua, did not survive a helicopter crash near Enderby Saturday, Aug. 12. (Facebook photo)
As of Monday afternoon, the scene of the helicopter crash has been cleaned up, however the pilot still remains unaccounted for. (Brendan Shykora-Morning Star)

Pilot missing after leaving scene of helicopter crash in North Okanagan

A small dog is also missing after the crash

As of Monday afternoon, the scene of the helicopter crash has been cleaned up, however the pilot still remains unaccounted for. (Brendan Shykora-Morning Star)
A state of Alaska flag flies outside the Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, March 11, 2022. A rescue and recovery dive team was deployed Saturday (July 22) after a helicopter with a pilot and three state workers crashed in a large lake on Alaska’s North Slope, officials said. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Dive team deployed after helicopter crashes into Alaska lake

All 4 on board presumed dead

A state of Alaska flag flies outside the Atwood Building in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday, March 11, 2022. A rescue and recovery dive team was deployed Saturday (July 22) after a helicopter with a pilot and three state workers crashed in a large lake on Alaska’s North Slope, officials said. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
A large wildfire burns this handout image provided by the Government of Alberta and posted on their social media page. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Alberta- Alberta Wilfire

Pilot dead after B.C.-based helicopter crashes battling wildfire in Alberta

Investigators are en route to the scene in a remote area northeast of Peace River, Alberta

A large wildfire burns this handout image provided by the Government of Alberta and posted on their social media page. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Alberta- Alberta Wilfire
Captains David Domagala, left, and Marc Larouche are seen in a composite image of two undated handout photographs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-DND, Larouche family

Military releases names of Air Force captains killed in helicopter crash

Capt. David Domagala and Capt. Marc Larouche died when Chinook went down near Petawawa

Captains David Domagala, left, and Marc Larouche are seen in a composite image of two undated handout photographs. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-DND, Larouche family
Canadian Armed Forces members search around a series of islands on the Ottawa River near Fort William in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Que. on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Two missing RCAF members found dead after helicopter crash near Petawawa

Four people were on board when chopper crashed during a training exercise

Canadian Armed Forces members search around a series of islands on the Ottawa River near Fort William in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Que. on Tuesday, June 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Two RCAF CH-147F Chinook, multi-mission, medium to heavy-lift helicopters are seen at CFB Bagotville in Bagotville, Que. on Thursday, June 7, 2018. The Royal Canadian Air Force says one of its military helicopters has been involved in an unspecified incident while operating in eastern Ontario early this morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

Two RCAF members missing, two rescued after helicopter crash near Ottawa River

4 Royal Canadian Air Force members on board a CH-147 Chinook helicopter as part of a training flight

Two RCAF CH-147F Chinook, multi-mission, medium to heavy-lift helicopters are seen at CFB Bagotville in Bagotville, Que. on Thursday, June 7, 2018. The Royal Canadian Air Force says one of its military helicopters has been involved in an unspecified incident while operating in eastern Ontario early this morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
Prince Rupert RCMP Coastal Unit assisted in a helicopter recovery operation on Nov. 9 when a man died in Kitsault. (Photo: supplied)

UPDATED: TSB investigating fatal helicopter crash in northwestern B.C.

Investigators dispatched to site of Nov. 9 crash near Kitsault

Prince Rupert RCMP Coastal Unit assisted in a helicopter recovery operation on Nov. 9 when a man died in Kitsault. (Photo: supplied)
Investigators convene on a deadly helicopter crash site in a farmer’s field in Birch Hills County, Alta. on Sunday Jan. 3, 2021. An investigation report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the fatal crash was due to the pilot’s decision to fly in poor weather conditions at night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Beauchamp

Pilot’s decision making, deteriorating weather led to Alberta helicopter crash: TSB

January 2021 crash killed Wade and Aubrey Balisky and 2 of their 5 children

Investigators convene on a deadly helicopter crash site in a farmer’s field in Birch Hills County, Alta. on Sunday Jan. 3, 2021. An investigation report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says the fatal crash was due to the pilot’s decision to fly in poor weather conditions at night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Beauchamp