On 25 July 2021, at 0656 Eastern Daylight Time, the Robinson R44 helicopter (registration C-FVPA, serial number 0846), operated by Apex Helicopters Inc., departed from a field on the outskirts of Brantford, Ontario, on a visual flight rules flight for the purpose of agricultural spraying.
On at 1530 Eastern Daylight Time, a privately registered, float-equipped Piper PA-18S-150 aircraft took off from Rivière du Lièvre in Ferme-Neuve, Quebec, bound for Parent, Quebec, with a pilot and a passenger on board.
During takeoff, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and it overturned in the river. The aircraft sustained significant damage, and both occupants were fatally injured. The emergency locator transmitter (ELT) did not activate.
