Table 2. Occurrences involving Canadian-registered aircraft, September 2025
| September | Year to date (September) | ||||
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Air transportation
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Air transportation safety investigation report
Air transportation safety investigation A25F0337
The occurrence
On 07 September 2025, a Boeing 737-800 aircraft operated by WestJet was conducting a flight from Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Ontario, to Princess Juliana International Airport, St. Maarten, with 157 passengers and 6 crew members on board.
Air transportation safety investigation A25O0130
The occurrence
On 2 September 2025, an Airbus A220-300 aircraft operated by Air Canada as flight ACA1398 was conducting a scheduled flight from Toronto/Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ), Ontario, to Newark Liberty International Airport (KEWR), New Jersey, United States, with 122 passengers and five crew members on board. The occurrence took place during the hours of darkness, under clear weather conditions.
Runway incursions
Runway incursions lead to an ongoing risk of aircraft colliding with other aircraft or vehicles.
Runway overruns
Runway overruns have been on the Watchlist since 2010, and continue to pose a risk to people, property, and the...
TSB is deploying a team of investigators following a helicopter accident near Squamish, British Columbia
Air transportation safety investigation A25Q0137
The occurrence
On 31 August 2025, a privately registered KitFox Model IV advanced ultralight aircraft was conducting a flight from Casey Aerodrome, Quebec, to a private runway in Sainte-Eulalie, Quebec, with the pilot and 1 passenger on board.
Shortly after takeoff, during the initial climb, the aircraft turned steeply to the right and the nose pitched down before crashing.
There was a post-impact fire, and the aircraft was destroyed. The 2 occupants were fatally injured. The TSB is investigating.
Air transportation safety investigation A25C0080
The occurrence
On 26 July 2025, a privately registered Quad City Challenger II advanced ultralight aircraft, equipped with amphibious floats, departed from Winnipeg/Lyncrest Aerodrome, Manitoba, on a local flight under visual flight rules.
During the flight, the aircraft was observed pitching nose down before colliding with terrain approximately 5 nautical miles east-northeast of the aerodrome. There was no post-impact fire.
Air transportation safety investigation A25C0066
The occurrence
On 08 July 2025, 2 aircraft operated by Harv’s Air Service, a Cessna 172R and a Cessna 152, were conducting local training flights at Steinbach (South) Aerodrome, Manitoba. Each aircraft had 1 pilot on board.
While both aircraft were on final approach to Runway 36, they collided mid-air and subsequently impacted the ground approximately a quarter of a statute mile from the runway threshold. A post-impact fire ensued. Both pilots were fatally injured.
The TSB is investigating.