ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23194
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 October 2007 |
| Time: | 12:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Bell 206L LongRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Newfoundland Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-GCHA |
| MSN: | 45121 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Postville (CCD4) (5454N 5946W), NFL -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Postville (CCD4) |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Bell 206 L helicopter, was departing from the refueling depot in Postville, Labrador when the main rotor blades contacted the long line beneath a Eurocopter AS350 BA helicopter, that was inbound to Postville slinging a "tidy tank" on a long line. The main rotor head and blade assembly separated from C-GCHA after contact with the long line and the helicopter then crashed into the water adjacent to the refueling depot and burst into flames. The pilot was fatally injured.
Findings as to Causes and Contributing Factors
1. No broadcast was heard stating the Bell 206L pilot’s intention to take off and the Astar pilot was not aware that the Bell 206L was about to take off.
2. Although not mandatory to do so, the Bell 206L pilot did not execute a left hover turn prior to taking off to ensure there was no traffic or obstacles in his intended departure path. Without this safety check prior to take-off, the Bell 206L pilot could not see the Astar and its sling load coming from behind and from the left.
3. Although not mandatory, the Astar pilot did not broadcast his position on final approach or on short final.
4. It is likely that the Bell 206L pilot had not yet donned his headset and/or had not yet powered the radios and therefore did not hear either of the Astar pilot’s previous position reports.
Finding as to Risk
1. Uncontrolled airports pose an additional risk for users and although it is good airmanship to communicate on the published aerodrome traffic frequency, it is not mandatory by regulation to do so.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CADORS 2007A1159
Scramble 343
https://tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2007/a07a0118/a07a0118.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 December 2001 | C-GCHA | Newfoundland Helicopters | 0 | Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador | |
sub |
| Collision with pole or wires | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Apr-2009 10:52 | harro | Updated |
| 04-Feb-2010 00:03 | slowkid | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2020 16:57 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2020 16:58 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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