CANADA - 1 dead, 5 missing in Canadian military helicopter crash near Greece - 30 April 2020

[LadyL]

Nova Scotia woman identified as first victim of military helicopter crash

Sub.-Lt. Abbigail Cowbrough of Nova Scotia is among the victims after a Canadian military helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/cyclone-helicopter-crash-victim-greece-1.5550414?fbclid=IwAR0KQemYb-7JssYu0u9cIbmPEnN2M2RWhdkr1yrPzDwA318UV-n2ceJI_oc

 

[LadyL]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau providing update for Canadians Thursday morning

There were four Royal Canadian Air Force members and two Royal Canadian Navy members on board.

"All of them are heroes. Each of them will leave a void that cannot be filled," Trudeau said.

Aircraft from Canada, Italy and Turkey are carrying out search operations looking for the CH-148 Cyclone helicopter with additional support from Greece and the U.S., NATO said in a short statement.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadian-military-helicopter-missing-1.5550395

 

[Richrd]

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* Crew of Six Identified *

- Ionian Sea,
Greece -
- Wednesday, 29 April 2020 -

Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone (S-92)
Registration: 148822

Historically:
Causes of Death -- Multiple Trauma
Manners of Death -- Accidental

1)) CBC Canada:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadian-military-helicopter-missing-1.5550395

2)) Google™ Supplements & Updates:
Helicopter Crash - Greece - بحث Google

Aviation Safety Network # 235604:
3-A)) Accident Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone (S-92) 148822*, 29 Apr 2020
3-B)) via: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/dblist.php?Year=2020

Their Supreme Sacrifice for World Freedom.
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Altitude = Distance above the Ground
Coroner = Death Investigation Coordinator
CVR = Cockpit Voice Recorder
Elevation = Distance above Mean Sea Level
FDR = Flight Data Recorder
Fly High = Condolences
ID'd = Identified
IFR = Instrument Flight Rules
IMC = Instrument Meteorological Conditions
ME = Medical Examiner
MSL = Mean Sea Level
RCAF = Royal Canadian Air Force
RIP = Rest In Peace = Condolences
TOX = Toxicology - Foreign Substances in Body
VFR = Visual Flight Rules

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[dotr]

June 28 2021
Software issue contributed to naval helicopter crash that killed six | Toronto Sun

The crew of a C-148 Cyclone helicopter, attached to Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Fredricton, which crashed near Greece are seen in a combination of file photos released April 30, 2020. From top left to right: Sub-Lt. Matthew Pyke, Master Cpl. Matthew Cousins, Sub-Lt. Abbigail Cowbrough. From bottom left to right: Capt. Kevin Hagen, Capt. Maxime Miron-Morin and Capt. Brenden Ian MacDonald. Photo by Royal Canadian Navy/Handout via REUTERS. /Toronto Sun

''OTTAWA — A military investigation has found that a software issue played a major role in the deadly crash of a Cyclone helicopter off the coast of Greece last year.

As a pilot guided the naval helicopter into a tight turn, a built-in autopilot took control and sent the aircraft into the Ionian Sea, killing all six personnel on board. The process played out even though the pilot received no training or cockpit indicators to warn of how the automation system would respond in that “very specific” circumstance, the Defence Department said in a release.''

''The crash of the Stalker 22 on April 29, 2020, marked the third incident involving a Cyclone, with defective software blamed for one of the helicopters’ suddenly dropping several hundred feet during a test flight in 2017. Another had a “hard landing” on a ship in February 2019.''