Latest update from the TSB:
The Transportation Safety Board says early indications are the helicopter that crashed off Newfoundland's east coast last week went nose down into the North Atlantic Ocean.
Lead investigator Mike Cunningham says he suspects the chopper went nose down based on the “terrible” condition of the fuselage, which is currently stored at an airport hangar in St. John's.
Mr. Cunningham says most of the 17 who died in last Thursday's sudden crash were found still strapped into their seats. He adds about 80 per cent of the wreckage has been recovered and the Atlantic Osprey offshore supply vessel has returned to the crash site to recover the rest.
According to Cunningham, the cockpit voice recorder and data recorder have not been reviewed yet.