ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 268716
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 August 2008 |
| Time: | 22:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Great Slave Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-GAHX |
| MSN: | 187 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 45 NM SW of Yellowknife (CYZF) -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
When the Great Slave Helicopters Ltd. Bell 206B lifted off from a clearing 45 NM southwest of Yellowknife, NT, the left skid gear caught on a stump. The helicopter rolled slightly to the left, and tipped backwards. The main rotor blades contacted the ground and severed the tail boom. The helicopter remained upright with the tail down-slope, sustaining substantial damage. There were no injuries to the pilot and two passengers.
Sources:
TC CADORS No.2008C3245
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 October 1995 | C-GAHX | Custom Helicopters Ltd. | 0 | Ponton, Manitoba | |
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