ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23470
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| Date: | Friday 28 April 2000 |
| Time: | 14:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Helicopters Eastern Ltd |
| Registration: | C-GUMO |
| MSN: | 1943 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | River Boyer, St-Charles de Bellechasse, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Canadian Helicopters Bell 206B (B06) helicopter was flying VFR over a river in the vicinity of St-Charles de Bellechasse. It hit some high-tension wires near Highway 279. The accident was reported by the Sûreté du Québec. The 3 occupants were uninjured, but the helicopter suffered major damage.
UPDATE 03-05-00: The TSB reports that the helicopter was making a low-altitude flight for the Wildlife Department as part of the duck census. After negotiating a bend in the Boyer River, the pilot was confronted with a very low high-tension line. He was unable to pass under or avoid it. The main rotor severed two wires. The pilot was nevertheless able to make a forced landing in a field. The pilot and the three passengers escaped unharmed. The damage to the blades was quite significant.
Sources:
1. CADORS Number:2000Q0209
2. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2001/2001
3. http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/802/70/potential.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 January 1996 | C-GUMO | Viking Helicopters | 0 | Sept-Iles airport | |
sub |
| 17 July 1996 | C-GUMO | Viking Helicopters | 1 | Ile René Levasseur (Relais Gabriel) | |
unk |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Apr-2015 22:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Apr-2015 16:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 14-Apr-2015 16:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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