ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23173
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 December 2005 |
| Time: | c. 16:28 |
| Type: |  MBB Bo 105S-CDN-BS-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) |
| Registration: | C-GGGC |
| MSN: | S-617 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2,5 mi E of Marystown, NL -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Burin Peninsula area, NFL |
| Marystown, NFL | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Helicopter encountered heavy snow showers and crashed into the water of Mortier Bay. Both the pilot and the passenger survived the water impact and escaped from the helicopter. However, the pilot perished from hypothermia, and the passenger drowned.
Findings as to Causes and Contributing Factors
1.The helicopter encountered a heavy snow shower and, while attempting to fly out of the snow, the pilot likely became disoriented.
2.The pilot lost control of the helicopter when the tail broke off after contacting the water during a rapid flare.
3.The survival equipment fitted to the helicopter sank with it, and was not available to aid the survivors after the accident.
4.The occupants of the helicopter were not wearing sufficient personal survival equipment to enhance their potential survival in the frigid water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2005/a05a0155/a05a0155.asp
Images:
(c) TSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Dec-2008 12:25 | harro | Updated |
| 27-Oct-2012 11:25 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2012 05:10 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 13-Dec-2015 23:45 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Nature, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2016 19:05 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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