ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177751
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 June 2015 |
| Time: | 21:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350BA |
| Owner/operator: | Heliops Alberta Ltd. |
| Registration: | C-GAVU |
| MSN: | 2533 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | 92nm N Lac la Biche, AB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The HeliOps Alberta Ltd Aerospatiale AS350-BA, C-GAVU, was conducting Jet A fuel transfers in support of tree planting operations in the vicinity of 92 nautical miles north of Lac La Biche AB (CYLB). While manoeuvring with a longline load of a single drum of Jet fuel (UN1863), the pilot inadvertently contacted the cyclic release switch resulting in the release of the load. The drum ruptured on contact with terrain. There was no damage sustained to the aircraft.
Sources:
TSB Report#A15W0099
CADORS Number: 2015C2441
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2015 08:01 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 26-Jul-2020 07:12 | Anon. | Updated [Plane category] |
| 26-Jul-2020 07:13 | harro | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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