Bell 206B Helicopter Revelstoke Crash Wreckage Jan 5, 2024.

Collision with terrain

Aircraft Guaranty Corporation Trustee
Bell 206B, N617TT
Revelstoke, British Columbia, 11 NM ENE
05 January 2024

The occurrence

On 05 January 2024, a Bell 206B helicopter was on a recreational flight from High River Airport, Alberta, to a private property in Sicamous, British Columbia (BC), with only the pilot on board.

While en route, the helicopter collided with terrain 11 nautical miles east-northeast of Revelstoke Airport (CYRV), BC. The aircraft was destroyed.

The pilot was fatally injured. The TSB is investigating.

Media materials

Deployment notice

2024-01-10

TSB to deploy a team of investigators following a fatal helicopter accident near Revelstoke, British Columbia

Richmond, British Columbia, 10 January 2024 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will deploy a team of investigators to investigate a fatal accident involving a Bell 206B helicopter registered to Aircraft Guaranty Corporation which occurred on 5 January. The TSB is gathering information and assessing the occurrence.