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Air transportation safety investigation report
Air transportation safety investigation A25P0149
The occurrence
On 24 September 2025, a privately registered, amateur-built Bushmaster Super 22 aircraft departed Lillooet Aerodrome, British Columbia, on a recreational flight to Chilliwack Airport, British Columbia, with only the pilot on board.
Air transportation safety investigation A25A0051
The occurrence
On 15 August 2025, an Airbus Helicopters AS350 B3, operated by the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, was conducting aerial fire suppression operations near Fivefinger Lake, Nova Scotia.
Air transportation safety investigation A25O0141
The occurrence
On 15 September 2025, a privately registered Piper PA-28-140 departed Orillia Rama Regional Aerodrome, Ontario, with a pilot and two passengers on board on a flight to Toronto/Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, Ontario.
TSB releases investigation report into near collision with terrain during an approach at Val-d’Or, Quebec
Air Transportation Safety Advisory Letter A22Q0107-D1-A1
September 17, 2025
Director General, Civil Aviation
Transport Canada
Table 1. Reportable aircraft occurrences, September 2025
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2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 average | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 average | |
Table 3. Accidents involving Canadian-registered fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft by type of operation, September 2025
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2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 average | 2025 | 2024 | 2020-2024 average | |