ReportageQuatre morts dans l’écrasement d’un hélicoptère au Québec; la cause demeure inconnueRédigé 27 septembre 2026 à 04:58 UTCRegarderTranscription0:11Four people died when a helicopter crashed into a Quebec field.0:14All four occupants were pronounced dead at the scene.0:17Responders found the aircraft burning, but it is not known when the fire began.0:21What brought the helicopter down, and did it catch fire before or after impact?0:25The crash happened on Saturday, September 26th, near Rangue des Ecosay in0:29Saint-Brigid-Breville, in Quebec's Montereygy region.0:33That is the identified municipality, correcting an early description of the site as0:37near Saint-Peter.0:38Later accounts put it roughly 50 kilometers southeast of Montreal.0:42An initial account said about 55 kilometers south.0:45Those are differing approximations, not measured distances to a pinpointed impact0:49site.0:49The exact time of impact is also unclear.0:52One account placed the crash around 2.30 in the afternoon, local time.0:56Another placed the call to police around 2.30, while a third said emergency services1:01were called shortly afterward.1:02A call time cannot establish the moment the helicopter hit the ground.1:06The helicopter reportedly encountered difficulties before it came down, but the1:10nature of those difficulties has not been established.1:12An early suggestion that it crashed shortly after takeoff remains unconfirmed.1:16Neither its departure point nor the time it took off has been established, and1:20finding the aircraft on fire does not tell investigators whether it was burning in1:23flight.1:23Quebec Provincial Police brought in their major crimes investigators.1:27Their involvement is an investigative step, not evidence that a crime occurred.1:32A separate account described Montreal Police as investigating.1:35The checked information does not resolve that discrepancy or establish which agency1:39leads the investigation.1:40Transportation Safety Board investigators were initially expected at the site.1:44The subsequent information checked does not confirm that they arrived, opened a file1:48for this crash, or reached a finding.1:51The helicopter's type, registration, and operator have not been established either.1:55The four victims had not been officially identified in the checked police and1:59national accounts.2:00A tentative identification names the pilot as 50-year-old Suzanne Jutras, but police2:04have not confirmed it in the available material.2:06The other three occupants have not been named.2:09For their families, the deaths are certain.2:11What went wrong in flight, whether the fire preceded impact, and whether the2:14helicopter had just taken off remain unanswered.Lire l’articleChronologie de l’histoireHeyDexLe format court ↗Qui a rapporté quoiPoints rapportés par plusieurs médias✓Deaths of the helicopter occupantsConfirmé de façon indépendante · 2 médias✓Crash location near MontrealConfirmé de façon indépendante · 2 médiasCrash timing and whether it followed takeoff2 médiasTransportation Safety Board role in the investigation2 médiasPolice Major Crimes Unit involvement2 médiasPoints rapportés par un seul média10Rapporté uniquement par CBC NewsInvestigators’ ability to determine the cause26 sept., 23:01 UTCRapporté uniquement par CTV NewsPassengers identified in the crash28 sept., 0:00 UTCIdentity of the helicopter pilot28 sept., 0:00 UTCTransport Canada observer appointment27 sept., 2:39 UTCPossible distress before the crash27 sept., 2:39 UTCFirst responders finding the helicopter on fire27 sept., 2:39 UTCPurpose of the helicopter ride28 sept., 12:46 UTCWhether the helicopter was private27 sept., 2:39 UTCEmployee support at Bell Media’s Sherbrooke station28 sept., 0:00 UTCGabrielle Jasme’s radio show28 sept., 0:00 UTCChaque ligne est l’affirmation telle que nous l’avons relevée dans le reportage de ce média. Comparaison au 30 septembre 2026 à 05:10 UTC.
