ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 160378
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| Date: | Monday 9 September 2013 |
| Time: | 02:45 UTC |
| Type: |  MBB Bo 105S-CDN-BS-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) |
| Registration: | C-GCFU |
| MSN: | S-727 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | McClure Strait, Banks Island, NWT -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | CCGS Amundsen |
| CCGS Amundsen | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The investigation found that there was a strong probability that a lack of visual cues to judge altitude while flying low over open water, combined with the possibility of pilot distraction, resulted in the loss of altitude and the collision with the water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/65674three_die_in_arctic_helicopter_crash_tsb_investigates/
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/enquetes-investigations/aviation/2013/a13h0002/a13h0002.asp
CADORS Number: 2013C3920
http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/can-cg-bo105-arctic-accident/
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/medias-media/communiques/aviation/2015/a13h0002-20151207.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2013 17:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Sep-2013 17:30 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 11-Sep-2013 07:38 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature] |
| 11-Sep-2013 21:20 | bizjets101 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Narrative] |
| 14-Oct-2013 19:11 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2013 19:01 | nomofica | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2014 10:05 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2015 21:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2015 17:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 23-Dec-2015 17:22 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Oct-2016 16:11 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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