ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30176
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| Date: | Thursday 27 April 2000 |
| Time: | 21:50 UTC |
| Type: |  Bell 206B-3 JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Francois Parenteau |
| Registration: | C-GFSE |
| MSN: | 2889 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Près de Beloeil, St Mathieu, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | St-Mahieu de Beloeil, Quebec (CSB3) |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Bell 206B helicopter (B206B-3) took off from St-Mahieu de Beloeil (CSB3) at about 2140Z with the pilot and a maintenance engineer on board. It proceeded north and communicated with Montreal ACC to test the transponder. The transponder did not work, and the pilot advised that he was turning back to the airport. Witnesses heard mechanical breaking noises and saw the main rotor come away from the fuselage. The aircraft crashed in a field 2 or 3 km north of the airport. The aircraft caught fire on impact, and both occupants died. The TSB is investigating.
UPDATE #1: While in a 500 foot hover during a post-maintenance test flight one main rotor blade was seen to detach. The helicopter went out of control, crashed and burned.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. CADORS Number: 2000Q0205 at http://www.publications.gc.ca/site/eng/343501/publication.html
2. TSB Occurrence No: A00Q0046 at http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2000/a00q0046/a00q0046.pdf
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2001/2001
4. http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/925/478/destroyed.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Apr-2015 22:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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