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Air transportation safety investigation A22O0140

The TSB has completed this investigation. The report was published on 15 February 2023.

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Collision with terrain

Privately registered
Quad City Ultralight Aircraft Corporation
Challenger II (advanced ultralight), C-IYDD
Westport/Rideau Lakes Aerodrome, Ontario, 11 NM WSW

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The occurrence

On at 1248, a privately registered Quad City Challenger II advanced ultralight aircraft departed a private runway near Yarker, Ontario, for a flight to Westport/Rideau Lakes aerodrome. During the flight, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent after the engine lost power, and collided with terrain in a wooded area. The pilot, who was the sole person on board, was fatally injured.


Media materials

News release

2023-02-15

Investigation report: 2022 fatal collision with terrain near Westport, Ontario
Read the news release

Deployment notice

2022-09-25

TSB is deploying a team of investigators following an accident near Rideau Lakes, Ontario

Richmond Hill, Ontario, 25 September 2022 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is deploying a team of investigators following an accident involving a Quad City Challenger II aircraft, that occurred yesterday. The TSB will gather information and assess the occurrence.


Investigation information

Map showing the location of the occurrence




Investigator-in-Charge

Photo of Jean-Pierre (Jeep) Régnier

Jean-Pierre (Jeep) Régnier is a senior investigator, Standards and Quality Assurance, with the Air Investigations Branch at the TSB head office in Gatineau. He has over 30 years of aviation experience, including 27 years in military aviation in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) as an officer and a helicopter pilot. During those 27 years in the RCAF, he worked as an accident investigator for 5 years. Mr. Régnier gained his flight experience on the CH-124 Sea King and Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopters. He earned a master’s degree in safety and accident investigation from Cranfield University, United Kingdom, and joined the TSB in 2015.


Class of investigation

This is a class 4 investigation. These investigations are limited in scope, and while the final reports may contain limited analysis, they do not contain findings or recommendations. Class 4 investigations are generally completed within 220 days. For more information, see the Policy on Occurrence Classification.

TSB investigation process

There are 3 phases to a TSB investigation

  1. Field phase: a team of investigators examines the occurrence site and wreckage, interviews witnesses and collects pertinent information.
  2. Examination and analysis phase: the TSB reviews pertinent records, tests components of the wreckage in the lab, determines the sequence of events and identifies safety deficiencies. When safety deficiencies are suspected or confirmed, the TSB advises the appropriate authority without waiting until publication of the final report.
  3. Report phase: a confidential draft report is approved by the Board and sent to persons and corporations who are directly concerned by the report. They then have the opportunity to dispute or correct information they believe to be incorrect. The Board considers all representations before approving the final report, which is subsequently released to the public.

For more information, see our Investigation process page.

The TSB is an independent agency that investigates air, marine, pipeline, and rail transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.