Parts failure responsible for N.W.T. helicopter crash that killed wildland firefighter: TSB
Jon Lee, the western regional manager of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, says a tension torsion strap on the helicopter failed, causing it to crash. The TSB is now trying to figure out how and why it failed.
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![Jon Lee, the western regional manager of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, said investigators have found the part that led to last week's fatal crash but don't know what caused it to fail. A man sits in a room.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7253809.1720057958!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/jon-lee.jpg)
Jon Lee, the western regional manager of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, says a tension torsion strap on the helicopter failed, causing it to crash. The TSB is now trying to figure out how and why it failed.