ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154211
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| Date: | Sunday 17 March 2013 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 |
| Owner/operator: | Quebec Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | C-GMTQ |
| MSN: | 1386 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2004 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Saint Jerome, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Illegal Flight |
| Departure airport: | Mont-Tremblant, QU, CA |
| Saint Jerome, QU, CA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
In a daring movie like stunt two offenders of the Saint Jerome Correctional Facility were plucked from the prison recreational yard by a hijacked helicopter. The aircraft and pilot were hijacked at gun point from the Mont-Tremblant airport and flown to St. Jerome. There cables were lowered and two offenders attached themselves. The aircraft with the escapees hanging below then flew back to Mont-Tremblant where the two offenders, the accomplice in the helicopter met another accomplice in an auto. All four were captured after a gun battle with police. The pilot was hospitalized for undisclosed injuries. The offenders and their accomplices face additional charges of escape and attempted murder of a police officer.
Sources:
CTV on line news
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/03/18/helicopter-escape-quebec_n_2900516.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2013 13:09 | dfix1 | Added |
| 18-Mar-2013 20:43 | bizjets101 | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 18-Mar-2013 22:16 | bizjets101 | Updated [Registration] |
| 28-May-2023 09:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Registration]] |
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