ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 315506
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 June 2023 |
| Time: | c. 00:10 |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-147F (CH-47F) Chinook |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 147310 |
| MSN: | M2060 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ottawa River, near Garrison Petawawa, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Petawawa Airport, ON (YWA/CYWA) |
| Petawawa Airport, ON (YWA/CYWA) |
A Royal Canadian Air Force Boeing CH-147F (CH-47F) Chinook, operated by 450 Squadron, crashed in the Ottawa River near Garrison Petawawa, Ontario, during a night training flight.
The two deceased crew members are amongst a total crew of four who were on the helicopter at the time of the accident. Two other crew members were found by first responders and taken to hospital in Pembroke.
Ex N265CN (test marks)
Sources:
https://www.canada.ca/en/air-force/corporate/reports-publications/flight-safety-investigation-reports/ch147-chinook-from-the-investigator.html
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/2-rcaf-members-killed-after-chinook-helicopter-crashes-near-garrison-petawawa-trudeau-1.6448065
https://ottawa.citynews.ca/2023/06/20/military-helicopter-canada-air-force-petawawa/
https://globalnews.ca/news/9780016/rcaf-helicopter-incident-near-ottawa-river/
https://verticalmag.com/press-releases/search-efforts-ongoing-for-two-missing-rcaf-crewmembers-following-helicopter-crash-near-petawawa/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/cfb-petawawa-helicopter-ottawa-river-1.6882094
https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2023/06/search-for-missing-royal-canadian-air-force-members-involved-in-helicopter-crash-near-petawawa-concludes.html
https://skiesmag.com/news/investigation-underway-2-rcaf-crew-members-confirmed-dead-chinook-crash/
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/process-to-remove-crashed-military-helicopter-from-ottawa-river-a-complex-undertaking-1.6471112
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/5/56536_1591058791.jpg (photo)
Media:
The RCAF is involved in a search for two missing members of 450 THS following the crash of a CH-147F Chinook in the Ottawa River near Gn Petawawa, Ont. during a training flight in the early morning of June 20, 2023.
— Royal Canadian Air Force (@RCAF_ARC) June 20, 2023
Complete news release: https://t.co/O6ugI9A6B1 pic.twitter.com/i3VeXvFgnZ
In accordance with the wishes of their families, the RCAF is releasing the names of the two air crew members killed in the CH-147F Chinook crash on June 20, 2023, near Garrison Petawawa, Ontario. pic.twitter.com/dYOCfoadpf
— Royal Canadian Air Force (@RCAF_ARC) June 23, 2023
— Aerossurance (@Aerossurance) July 10, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2023 12:42 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 20-Jun-2023 13:16 | Aerossurance | Updated |
| 20-Jun-2023 13:21 | MBerk_93 | Updated |
| 20-Jun-2023 14:42 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 20-Jun-2023 18:38 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 21-Jun-2023 07:24 | Aerossurance | Updated |
| 23-Jun-2023 05:16 | Anon. | Updated |
| 23-Jun-2023 10:20 | Anon. | Updated |
| 23-Jun-2023 21:39 | Iceman 29 | Updated |
| 25-Jun-2023 21:43 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 26-Jun-2023 05:18 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 10-Jul-2023 10:27 | Aerossurance | Updated |
| 30-Aug-2023 07:44 | JeffRL | Updated |
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