ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23138
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 March 2006 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  McDonnell Douglas MD 600N |
| Owner/operator: | Rupert's Land Operations |
| Registration: | C-FTAZ |
| MSN: | RN011 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C47M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 25 mi NW of Zama Lake, AB -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot of Rupert's Land Operations Inc. McDonnell Douglas Helicopters Inc. (MDHI) MD600N helicopter (registration C-FTAZ, serial number RN011) was conducting heli-slinging operations 25 nautical miles (nm) northwest of Zama Lake, Alberta (CFT9). The pilot had picked up the fifth and final bag of seismic equipment and was returning to the staging area, approximately 3 nm from the pick-up site. While en route, the tail boom separated from the fuselage and the helicopter crashed into a clearing about 1600 feet from the pick-up site. The sling load was still attached to the aircraft on a 115-foot longline. The tail boom was found about 240 feet from the main wreckage. The accident occurred at approximately 1400 mountain standard time. The pilot, the sole occupant, sustained fatal injuries. There was no post-impact fire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2006/a06w0041/a06w0041.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Dec-2008 10:14 | harro | Updated |
| 29-Dec-2010 06:21 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location] |
| 27-Feb-2013 08:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Damage] |
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