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Deployment notice

TSB deploys an investigator to Nanaimo, BC, following helicopter accident in Jervis Inlet, BC

Richmond, BC, 5 October 2021 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has deployed an investigator to Nanaimo, BC, following yesterday’s accident involving a Kaman KMax helicopter in Jervis Inlet, BC. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.


The TSB is an independent agency that investigates air, marine, pipeline, and rail transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.

For more information, contact:
Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Media Relations
Telephone: 819-360-4376
Email: media@tsb.gc.ca