Helicopter missing in Quebec?

[snoopy]

Anyone have an update (hopefully a successful conclusion) to this?:

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story ... opter.html

Last Updated: Saturday, July 18, 2009 | 8:25 PM ET

The Canadian Press

A search is underway in northern Quebec for a helicopter that did not arrive at its destination.

The helicopter owned by Canadian Helicopters left Kangirsuk Friday night with two men on board, Capt. Mike Robert of Canadian Forces Base Trenton said.

The helicopter was supposed to land in Kangiqsujuaq about an hour later to refuel, but never showed up.

Both communities are on the Ungava Peninsula in northern Quebec, several hundred kilometres south of Iqaluit, Nunavut.

Two Hercules transports and a Cormorant helicopter have been searching ever since, but so far rescuers haven't found anything, Robert said.

He said the search terrain is "pretty rugged" with steep valleys and temperatures at night dipping to 5 C or lower.

[tesox2]

My hearts are with those affected. I pray for a safe conclusion.

[r22captain]

Nothing new yet.......

my thoughts and prayers to my fellow aviators and co-workers

[ettw]

A RESCUE 324 Herc flt left just after we landed at 1025 local here in YFB for a position in N Quebec, so I guess the search is still on.

Here's hoping it's all good.

ETTW

[Widow]

CADORS Number: 2009Q1394 Reporting Region: Quebec

Occurrence InformationOccurrence Type: Incident Occurrence Date: 2009/07/18
Occurrence Time: 1318 Z Day Or Night: day-time
Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0

Canadian Aerodrome ID: CYKG Aerodrome Name: Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay)
Occurrence Location: Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) (CYKG) Province: Quebec
Country: CANADA World Area: North America

Reported By: NAV CANADA, CACO, SAR AOR Number: 109053-V1
TSB Class Of Investigation: TSB Occurrence No.:
Event InformationELT/SAR/comm search
Missing aircraft
Aircraft InformationFlight #:
Aircraft Category: Helicopter Country of Registration: CANADA
Make: BELL TEXTRON - CAN Model: 206L
Year Built: 1978 Amateur Built: No
Engine Make: ALLISON Engine Model: 250-C20B
Engine Type: Turbo shaft Gear Type: Land
Phase of Flight: Cruise Damage: Unknown
Owner: CANADIAN HELICOPTERS LIMITED/HELICOPTERES CANADIENS LIMITEE Operator: CANADIAN HELICOPTERS LIMITED/ HÉLICOPTÈRES CANADIENS LIMITÉE (11988)
Operator Type: Commercial

Detail InformationUser Name: Sirois, Richard
Date: 2009/07/20
Further Action Required: Yes
O.P.I.: Commercial & Business Aviation
Narrative: GHLK, un Bell 206 exploité par Hélicoptères Canadiens, effectuait un vol selon les règles de vol à vue (VFR) depuis Kuujjuaq (CYVP) à destination de Coral Harbour (CYZS). À 1813Z, ARCTIC radio a contacté la compagnie demandant le statut du vol de l'appareil. Un responsable de la compagnie a avisé alors que l'appareil n'était pas arrivé au point de ravitaillement à Kangiqsujuaq (CYKG) et que le centre de recherche et sauvetage de Trenton (RCC TR) avait été avisé. Les recherches sont en cours.

Hoping for all to be found safe ...

[Chaosrider]

As of tonight, I know they was still a scheduled Cormorant helicopter to look for them from CYFB.

I too am hoping that all is well

[KT111]

As of tonight, I know they was still a scheduled Cormorant helicopter to look for them from CYFB.

I too am hoping that all is well

Working at the airport in CYFB there has been no news or update that I have heard of, good or bad.

[Donald]

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/20 ... r-721.html

Search resumes for missing helicopter crew

The search resumed Tuesday for a helicopter and two men missing in the northern Quebec territory of Nunavik since Friday.

Two men were on the helicopter, which is owned by Canadian Helicopters. Their names were not released but one is from Gander, is in his mid-30s and employed by the helicopter company.

The helicopter left Kangirsuk, a village on the west coast of Ungava Bay, to Kangirsujjuaq where it was expected to stop for fuel, but didn't arrive.

Capt. Mark Peebles, the public affairs officer for the search and rescue centre in Trenton, Ont., which is co-ordinating the search, said searchers are now focusing on an area last indicated by the chopper's satellite tracker.
"[It's] very challenging terrain over which they're flying and that they're looking through. It's very steep, very rugged terrain, lots of inlets," he said.

"There's a lot of snowy patches which you can understand makes it even more challenging when you're dealing with a helicopter that is painted white with a red stripe."

Peebles said the search area is about 50 kilometres by 110 kilometres.

[100 above]

I used to fly in that area...the terrain ain't flat that's for sure.
I hope they find them soon and it ends well,
100 above

[ourkid2000]

A friend of mine is on that helicopter.............this is awful.

[Starbukkaneer]

Please keep us posted on the details of the search or if there is any news at all. Thanks.

[Raybanman]

Any word yet? Leaving YFB today. I hope they find them.

[Donald]

RIP

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/20 ... earch.html

2 found dead in Nunavik chopper crash

The search for two men aboard a helicopter that went missing in northern Quebec last week ended tragically Thursday when both were found dead.

Military searchers, as well as Canadian Rangers in Quebec's northerly Nunavik region, had spent the last six days searching for the men, who never arrived as planned July 17 on a flight from Kangirsuk to Kangiqsujjuaq, Que.

The men's names have not been released. The aircraft is owned by Canadian Helicopters.

On Thursday afternoon, Canadian Rangers in a boat spotted the helicopter upside-down in a ravine about 290 kilometres northwest of Kuujjuaq, Que. Both occupants were dead.

At the time of the discovery, the Rangers — a reserve unit of the Canadian Forces — were searching the coast between Quaqtaq and Kangirsuk.

Search officials with the Canadian Forces Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Trenton, Ont., had been overseeing aerial and nautical searches for the helicopter. The Rangers began searching on Wednesday.

[spartacus]

RIP

[snoopy]

Thank you for the update. I was hoping for a better outcome.
RIP

[chantsy]

My sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues.