ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212600
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 May 2018 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Bighorn Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-FYIP |
| MSN: | 126-0061D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1 nm NE of Elko/Lionel P. Demers Memorial Airpark, BC (CBE2) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
C-FYIP, a Hughes 369D aircraft operated by Bighorn Helicopters, was conducting external load operations approximately 1 nm North East of Elko/Lionel P. Demers Memorial Airpark, BC (CBE2) when the external load inadvertently released from the sling and flew back into the tail rotor. The pilot felt a vibration, entered autorotation, and made an emergency landing into a meadow. After touchdown, the main rotor contacted the tail boom, causing substantial damage. The pilot was uninjured.
Sources:
TSB A18P0076
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2018 15:57 | harro | Added |
| 27-Jun-2018 15:46 | Anon. | Updated [Cn] |
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