On March 21, a Cougar helicopter with 3 passengers on board made a precautionary return to base. The aircraft was en route to the West Aquarius and was approximately 48 miles from St. John’s when the collective channel of the automated flight control system (auto pilot) would not engage. Although not a safety of flight issue, the flight crew returned to base to have the system inspected.

Media Contact:

Cougar Helicopters Contact
Candace Moakler
Public Affairs Officer
(709) 758-4041
cmoakler@cougar.ca

C-NLOPB Contact
Sean Kelly
Manager of Public Relations
(709) 778-1418
skelly@cnlopb.nl.ca