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Coulson Aviation is an aviation company headquartered in Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada. The company's fleet specialises in air tankers used for aerial firefighting.^[1] It operates in Canada, the United States, Australia and Chile.^[2]

The company operates both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. The company's operations included helicopter logging, forest fire suppression, power-line construction, airliner passenger, transport, and other industrial heavy lift operations. Coulson Aviation (USA) Inc. is a subsidiary of Coulson Aircrane Ltd. Coulson Aviation contract rotary and fixed-wing aircraft to Australia and the US from Canada.^[3]

Active fleet

Coulson Aviation currently has 21 aircraft (excluding business jets) active as of July 20, 2024

Fixed wing aircraft

Fire bombers

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Bomber 130 (C130H)
Bomber 131 (EC130Q) (N131CG)
Bomber 132 (C130H) (N132CG)
Bomber 133 (C130H) (N140CG)
Bomber 136 (C130H) (N136CG)
Bomber 138 (C130H) (N382CG)

Boeing 737

Bomber 137 (737-3H4) (N137CG)
Bomber 210 (737-3H4) (N138CG) - also known as 'Marie Bashir'.^[4] This aircraft was purchased in 2019 by the Australian New South Wales Rural Fire Service^[5] and is operated under contract by Coulson.

Command and control aircraft

Cessna Citation

Coulson also operates a further two Citations in Australia on behalf of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service:^[5]

Fire Scan 200 (VH-VJT) (Cessna 560 Citation V)
Fire Scan 201 (VH-VJO) (Cessna 560 Citation V)

Rotary wing aircraft

Coulson Aviation currently has 17 Rotary wing aircraft in service (as of July 20, 2024

CH-47 Chinook

HeliTanker 47 (N47CU) (CH-47D Chinook)
HeliTanker 55 (N43CU) (CH-47D Chinook)

HeliTak 211 (N49CU) (CH-47D Chinook)

N49CU (CH-47D Chinook)

N40CU (CH-47D Chinook)

Bell 412

Coulson also operates two helicopters in Australia on behalf of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service:^[6]

HeliTak 203 (VH-VJD) (Bell 412EP)
HeliTak 204 (VH-VJF) (Bell 412EP)

Previous fleet

Coulson Aviation previously operated two Martin Mars flying boats, the Philippine Mars and Hawaii Mars.

Past deployments

On 5 December 2022 Coulson aviation sent one of its C130Hs to Busselton Regional Airport as part of a 4-year firefighting contract. The aircraft did weekly equipment tests.^[7]

Incidents

In 2020, a Coulson Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft crashed while aerial firefighting for the New South Wales Rural Fire Service during Australia's black summer bushfires, resulting in the deaths of three American firefighters.^[8] The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) determined the cause of the collision was likely due to the dangerous weather conditions, low-level wind shear and an increased tailwind, leading to the aircraft stalling while releasing fire retardant foam at a low height and airspeed and colliding with terrain.

In 2023, a Boeing 737-300 aircraft known as Bomber 139 and operated by Coulson Aviation crashed in the Fitzgerald River National Park in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia while fighting multiple fires.^[9] The cause of the crash was the pilots dumping fire retardant below the minimum altitude. The final report was published by the ATSB on 6th of November 2024.

References

^ "Coulson Aviation to bring another C-130 airtanker online this summer". Skies Magazine. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ "Coulson Aviation extends aerial firefighting support with new contracts in Chile". Skies Mag. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
^ Collision with terrain involving Lockheed Martin EC-130Q, N134CG (PDF) (Report). Australian Transport Safety Bureau. 29 August 2022. p. 38. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
^ "Legislative Council - Home Business Papers - 7318 - Police and Emergency Services - LARGE AIR TANKER". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
^ ^a ^b "Coulson Aviation and New South Wales Government Secure Deal to Purchase Coulson Fireliner with 10 Year Operational Contract" (Press release). Vancouver, BC: Coulson Aviation USA. 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
^ "NSW RFS Aviation Communiqué #24 - April 2020". New South Wales Rural Fire Service. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
^ "COULSON AVIATION". COULSON AVIATION. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
^ Mellis, Eilidh; Bungard, Matt (2020-01-23). "Three dead as air tanker fighting bushfires crashes near Snowy Mountains". WAtoday. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
^ Myles, Cameron (2023-02-06). "Plane crashes as firefighters battle blaze in WA's south". WAtoday. Retrieved 2023-02-06.

This article incorporates text from a free content work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (license statement/permission). Text taken from Collision with terrain involving Lockheed EC130Q, N134CG, 50 km north-east of Cooma-Snowy Mountains Airport (near Peak View), New South Wales, on 23 January 2020, Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

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[1] "Coulson Aviation to bring another C-130 airtanker online this summer". Skies Magazine. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

[2] "Coulson Aviation extends aerial firefighting support with new contracts in Chile". Skies Mag. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

[3] Collision with terrain involving Lockheed Martin EC-130Q, N134CG (PDF) (Report). Australian Transport Safety Bureau. 29 August 2022. p. 38. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

[4] "Legislative Council - Home Business Papers - 7318 - Police and Emergency Services - LARGE AIR TANKER". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2024-08-10.

[2019RFSPurchase-5] "Coulson Aviation and New South Wales Government Secure Deal to Purchase Coulson Fireliner with 10 Year Operational Contract" (Press release). Vancouver, BC: Coulson Aviation USA. 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2024-08-10.

[2020RFSPurchase-6] "NSW RFS Aviation Communiqué #24 - April 2020". New South Wales Rural Fire Service. Retrieved 2024-08-10.

[7] "COULSON AVIATION". COULSON AVIATION. Retrieved 2024-07-20.

[8] Mellis, Eilidh; Bungard, Matt (2020-01-23). "Three dead as air tanker fighting bushfires crashes near Snowy Mountains". WAtoday. Retrieved 2023-11-27.

[9] Myles, Cameron (2023-02-06). "Plane crashes as firefighters battle blaze in WA's south". WAtoday. Retrieved 2023-02-06.

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 {{Short description|Aviation company based in Canada}}
 {{Sources exist|date=November 2023}}
-[[File:Mars at sprout lake.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Coulson Aviation base on [[Sproat Lake]]]]
+[[File:Mars at sprout lake.jpg|thumb|right|Coulson Aviation base on [[Sproat Lake]]]]
 '''Coulson Aviation''' is an aviation company headquartered in [[Port Alberni]], [[British Columbia]], Canada. The company's fleet specialises in air tankers used for [[aerial firefighting]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Coulson Aviation to bring another C-130 airtanker online this summer |url=https://skiesmag.com/news/coulson-aviation-bring-another-c130-airtanker-online-summer/ |access-date=27 November 2023 |work=Skies Magazine |date=14 March 2023}}</ref> It operates in Canada, the United States, Australia and Chile.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coulson Aviation extends aerial firefighting support with new contracts in Chile |url=https://skiesmag.com/press-releases/coulson-aviation-extends-aerial-firefighting-support-with-new-contracts-in-chile/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=Skies Mag |language=en-US}}</ref>
 The company operates both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. The company's operations included helicopter logging, forest fire suppression, power-line construction, airliner passenger, transport, and other industrial heavy lift operations. Coulson Aviation (USA) Inc. is a subsidiary of Coulson Aircrane Ltd. Coulson Aviation contract rotary and fixed-wing aircraft to Australia and the US from Canada.<ref>{{Cite report |title=Collision with terrain involving Lockheed Martin EC-130Q, N134CG |date=29 August 2022 |url=https://www.atsb.gov.au/sites/default/files/media/5781842/ao-2020-007-final.pdf |access-date=7 December 2023 |publisher=[[Australian Transport Safety Bureau]]|ref={{harvid|Australian Transport Safety Bureau|2022}}|page=38}}</ref>
-== Active Fleet ==
+== Active fleet ==
 Coulson Aviation currently has 21 aircraft (excluding business jets) active as of July 20, 2024
+=== Fixed wing aircraft  ===
-=== Fixed wing Aircraft <ref>{{Cite web |title=Coulson Aviation |url=https://fire.fandom.com/wiki/Coulson_Aviation |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Firefighting Wiki |language=en}}</ref> ===
 ==== [[Aerial firefighting|Fire bombers]] ====
-[[File:Bomber 132.jpg|thumb|Bomber 132 flying over Busselton as part of it’s weekly system check]]
+[[File:Tanker133.jpg|thumb|alt=Tanker 133 at Rogers Field|Tanker 133 at Rogers Field, Chester CA]]
 ===== Lockheed C-130 Hercules =====
-===== Bomber 130 ([[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C130H]]) (N130CG) =====
+* Bomber 130 ([[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C130H]])
-*Bomber 131 ([[Lockheed EC-130|EC130Q]]) (N131CG)
+* Bomber 131 ([[Lockheed EC-130|EC130Q]]) (N131CG)
 *Bomber 132 ([[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C130H]]) (N132CG)
 *Bomber 133 ([[Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C130H]]) (N140CG)
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 ===== Boeing 737 =====
-* Bomber 136 ([[Boeing 737 Next Generation|737-3H4]]) (N137CG)
+* Bomber 137 ([[Boeing 737 Classic#737-300|737-3H4]]) (N137CG)
+* Bomber 210 ([[Boeing 737 Classic#737-300|737-3H4]]) (N138CG) - also known as 'Marie Bashir'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Legislative Council - Home Business Papers - 7318 - Police and Emergency Services - LARGE AIR TANKER |url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/lc/papers/Pages/qanda-tracking-details.aspx?pk=88472 |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=Parliament of New South Wales |language=en-AU}}</ref> This aircraft was purchased in 2019 by the Australian [[New South Wales Rural Fire Service]]<ref name="2019RFSPurchase">{{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Coulson Aviation and New South Wales Government Secure Deal to Purchase Coulson Fireliner with 10 Year Operational Contract |url=https://www.coulsonaviationusa.com/newsmedia/2019/5/9/coulson-aviation-and-new-south-wales-government-secure-deal-to-purchase-coulson-fireliner-with-10-year-operational-contract |location=Vancouver, BC |publisher=Coulson Aviation USA |date=2019-05-14 |access-date=2024-08-10}}</ref> and is operated under contract by Coulson.
-* Bomber 210 ([[Boeing 737 Next Generation|737-3H4]]) (N318CG)
-==== Command and Control Aircraft ====
+==== Command and control aircraft ====
 ===== Cessna Citation =====
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 * N550CG ([[Cessna Citation II|Cessna 550 Citation II]])
 * N552CG ([[Cessna Citation II|Cessna 550 Citation II]])
+Coulson also operates a further two Citations in Australia on behalf of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service:<ref name="2019RFSPurchase" />
 * Fire Scan 200 (VH-VJT) ([[Cessna Citation V|Cessna 560 Citation V]])
 * Fire Scan 201 (VH-VJO) ([[Cessna Citation V|Cessna 560 Citation V]])
-=== Rotary wing Aircraft ===
+=== Rotary wing aircraft ===
 Coulson Aviation currently has 17 Rotary wing aircraft in service (as of July 20, 2024
-===== [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|CH-47 Chinook]] =====
+==== [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|CH-47 Chinook]] ====
-* HeliTanker 47 (N49CU) ([[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|CH-47D Chinook]])
+* HeliTanker 47 (N47CU) ([[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|CH-47D Chinook]])
 * HeliTanker 55 (N43CU) ([[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|CH-47D Chinook]])
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 * N40CU ([[Boeing CH-47 Chinook|CH-47D Chinook]])
-===== Sikorsky S-76 =====
+==== Sikorsky S-76 ====
 * N509HH ([[Sikorsky S-76|Sikorsky S-76B]])
-===== Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk =====
+==== Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk ====
 * HeliTanker 60 (N60CU) ([[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk|Sikorsky UH-60A Blackhawk]])
 * N745AW ([[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk|Sikorsky UH-60A Blackhawk]])
-===== Sikorsky S-61 =====
+==== Sikorsky S-61 ====
 * N745AW ([[Sikorsky S-61|Sikorsky S-61N Mk. II]])
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 * HeliTak 348 (C-FXEC) ([[Sikorsky S-61|Sikorsky S-61N Mk. II]])
-===== Bell 412 =====
+==== Bell 412 ====
+Coulson also operates two helicopters in Australia on behalf of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service:<ref name="2020RFSPurchase">{{cite web |title=NSW RFS Aviation Communiqué #24 - April 2020 |url=https://rfs.e-newsletter.com.au/pub/pubType/EO/pubID/zzzz5e83cdfc2aa70991/interface.html |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=New South Wales Rural Fire Service |language=en-AU}}</ref>
 * HeliTak 203 (VH-VJD) ([[Bell 412|Bell 412EP]])
 * HeliTak 204 (VH-VJF) ([[Bell 412|Bell 412EP]])
-== Past Deployments ==
+== Previous fleet ==
+Coulson Aviation previously operated two [[Martin Mars]] [[flying boat]]s, the Philippine Mars and Hawaii Mars.
-On the 5th of December 2022 Coulson aviation sent one of its C130Hs to [[Busselton Regional Airport]] as part of a 4 year firefighting contract. The aircraft did weekly equipment tests ''Note: I am awaiting more information about this deployment I will add more as soon as I get it ''
+== Past deployments ==
+On 5 December 2022 Coulson aviation sent one of its C130Hs to [[Busselton Regional Airport]] as part of a 4-year firefighting contract. The aircraft did weekly equipment tests.<ref>{{Cite web |title=COULSON AVIATION |url=https://www.coulsonaviationusa.com/ |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=COULSON AVIATION |language=en-US}}</ref>
 == Incidents ==
 In 2020, a Coulson [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] aircraft [[2020 Coulson Aviation Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash|crashed]] while aerial firefighting for the New South Wales Rural Fire Service during Australia's black summer bushfires, resulting in the deaths of three American firefighters.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mellis |first=Eilidh |last2=Bungard |first2=Matt |date=2020-01-23 |title=Three dead as air tanker fighting bushfires crashes near Snowy Mountains |language=en |work=WAtoday |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/nsw/air-tanker-fighting-bushfires-reportedly-crashes-in-snowy-mountains-20200123-p53u3r.html |access-date=2023-11-27}}</ref> The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) determined the cause of the collision was likely due to the dangerous weather conditions, low-level wind shear and an increased tailwind, leading to the aircraft stalling while releasing fire retardant foam at a low height and airspeed and colliding with terrain.
-In 2023, a [[Boeing 737-300]] aircraft operated by Coulson Aviation [[2023 Coulson Aviation Boeing 737 crash|crashed]] in the Fitzgerald River National Park in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia while fighting multiple fires.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Myles |first=Cameron |date=2023-02-06 |title=Plane crashes as firefighters battle blaze in WA's south |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/plane-crashes-as-firefighters-battle-blaze-in-wa-s-south-20230206-p5cidz.html |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=WAtoday |language=en}}</ref> The cause of the Crash is thought be to due to the pilots flying to low and colliding with the ground. This is still under investigation as of the 20th of July 2024.
+In 2023, a [[Boeing 737 Classic#737-300|Boeing 737-300]] aircraft known as Bomber 139 and operated by Coulson Aviation [[2023 Coulson Aviation Boeing 737 crash|crashed]] in the Fitzgerald River National Park in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia while fighting multiple fires.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Myles |first=Cameron |date=2023-02-06 |title=Plane crashes as firefighters battle blaze in WA's south |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/plane-crashes-as-firefighters-battle-blaze-in-wa-s-south-20230206-p5cidz.html |access-date=2023-02-06 |website=WAtoday |language=en}}</ref> The cause of the crash was the pilots dumping fire retardant below the minimum altitude. The final report was published by the ATSB on 6th of November 2024.
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