Incident Bell 205A-1 C-FJTF,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308557
 
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Date:Wednesday 15 August 1990
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic UH1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 205A-1
Owner/operator:Nationwide Helicopters Ltd.
Registration: C-FJTF
MSN: 30012
Year of manufacture:1968
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:27 mls W of Buffalo Narrows, SK -   Canada
Phase:
Nature:Fire fighting
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Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shortly after lift off, at about tree top height, there was a loud bang and the rotor RPM began to decay . The pilot attempted to autorotate onto a river bed but the helicopter crashed.

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