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  "title": "Québec aircraft damage: Canadian drone-collision finding disputed by NTSB",
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  "url": "https://droneincidents.com/incident/quebec-aircraft-drone-collision-disputed-2017-10-12/",
  "citation": "DroneLedger, “Québec aircraft damage: Canadian drone-collision finding disputed by NTSB”, dossier quebec-aircraft-drone-collision-disputed-2017-10-12, revision 1, updated 2026-10-16. https://droneincidents.com/incident/quebec-aircraft-drone-collision-disputed-2017-10-12/",
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