An investigation into a June 28 helicopter crash near Fort Good Hope has been launched by the Transportation Safety Board.
An email confirming the investigation was distributed to media shortly after 6 p.m.
"The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will be deploying a team of investigators following an accident involving a Bell Textron Inc. B212 helicopter, operated by Great Slave Helicopters 2018 Ltd. that occurred earlier today at Fort Good Hope Airport, Northwest Territories," reads the notice. "The TSB will be gathering information and assessing the occurrence."
NWT Wildfire information officer Mike Westwick confirmed in an email that the helicopter involved in the crash was part of the wildfire operation.
"There has been a confirmation that an aircraft incident took place in Fort Good Hope during wildfire management operations," he said. "This is emerging situation, and the incident is being handled by the appropriate authorities."