Date: | Wednesday 7 July 2021 |
Time: | 16:45 LT |
Type: | Bell 212 |
Owner/operator: | Rogers Helicopters Inc |
Registration: | N911KW |
MSN: | 30592 |
Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
Total airframe hrs: | 14543 hours |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney PT6T-3B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Lake Shastina, Siskiyou County, CA - United States of America |
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Fire fighting |
Departure airport: | Dunsmuir, CA (1O6) |
Weed , CA | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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LAKE SHASTINA HELICOPTER CRASH: Here are a few photos of the aftermath of the fire-fighting helicopter crash yesterday in Lake Shastina. Photo credit: Tom Wetterhttps://t.co/IMQW6sprYh pic.twitter.com/yzXl9ijj06
— Darren Leeds - KRCR News Channel 7 (@DarrenLeedsWx) July 8, 2021
OSPR crew at Lake Shastina, where U.S.F.S helicopter crashed last week while pulling water from for firefighting efforts. Pilot uninjured & investigation ongoing. 200 gallons jet fuel was onboard, but only minimal sheen observed & was contained. No oiled #wildlife observed. pic.twitter.com/IxTHtjdW6R
— CDFW Spill Prevention & Response (@CalSpillWatch) July 10, 2021
UPDATE: Contractors successfully floated and pulled a downed helicopter out of Lake Shastina using an excavator with a high pressure pull line. Containment boom was kept around it as it was towed to shore. No oiled #wildlife observed to date. pic.twitter.com/Uf810kvotS
— CDFW Spill Prevention & Response (@CalSpillWatch) July 11, 2021
VIDEO from yesterday’s helicopter floating and removal from Lake Shastina in Siskiyou County. The aircraft was pulled out of the lake with minimal fuel discharged. No oiled #wildlife observed. pic.twitter.com/PJP8jPZ9wk
— CDFW Spill Prevention & Response (@CalSpillWatch) July 12, 2021
See it: Recovering the firefighting helicopter that made crash landing in Lake Shastina https://t.co/DnSEFmLzc3
— Mount Shasta News (@mtshastanews) July 12, 2021
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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08-Jul-2021 03:58 | Geno | Added |
08-Jul-2021 05:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
08-Jul-2021 12:50 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
15-Jul-2021 10:45 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
14-Feb-2022 18:11 | TheGreatCalCom | Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
12-Nov-2022 01:25 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
30-May-2023 00:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Operator]] |
01-Jul-2023 07:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [[[Operator]]] |