The Transportation Safety Board of Canada reported on May 2 that a helicopter accident involving an Airbus AS350B occurred in Whitehorse, Yukon. One person is confirmed to have died as a result of the accident.
“The Yukon Coroner’s Service confirms it is supporting the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s investigation of an aviation fatality that occurred on Friday, May 2, 2025. A Horizon Helicopter Airbus AS 350B carrying two crew members with extensive experience crashed during a routine training flight. The aircraft had been in the air for an hour when the incident occurred. The accident was reported via Emergency Locator Transmitters at 3:10 pm. The incident claimed the life of a 47-year-old pilot from Alberta,” the Yukon Coroner’s Service reported on May 5.
TSB spokesperson Liam Macdonald spoke with True North FM Saturday afternoon.
“Here’s what we know so far: Yesterday an Airbus AS350B operated by Horizon Helicopters was on a training flight from Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport with two pilots onboard. At approximately 3:10 p.m. local time, the aircraft crashed about 10 kilometres east of the airport,” said Macdonald.
The TSB has deployed a team of investigators to Whitehorse to investigate the accident and gather information.
“We have deployed two investigators to the accident and they should be arriving later today to collect information, assess the occurrence at the moment. That’s all the information we can share. Once they have started the collection of information, we’ll have a little better sense of what happened and we’ll be able to share a little more information,” said Macdonald.
The TSB is an independent body that investigates crashes and other safety breaches involving air, marine, or rail transportation across Canada.
True North FM reached out to the RCMP on Saturday and is monitoring news updates about the accident and the investigation. We will share more information once it becomes available.
This story was edited from a previously published version that included a report from the Aviation Safety Network that two fatalities occurred. We reported this information in error and wish to apologize for the confusion or harm this erroneous fact has caused.
