ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 342873
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| Date: | Sunday 18 July 1999 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale AS 350BA |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | C-FHHH |
| MSN: | 1421 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crescent Creek, AB 25 Mi W of Nordegg -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot of AS350BA was tasked to rescue a tourist who was stranded on a rock in the fast flowing cree. After rescuing the tourist the pilot returned to the rock to pick up the mountain rescue team and in the process of doing so a rope struck and damaged a main rotorblade. The pilot was able to maintain control and landed in a nearby clearing without further incident. The helicopter is now being trucked to its home base (Kelowna, B.C) for repairs. OPI - System Safety
Sources:
CADORS 1999C0697
History of this aircraft
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| 10 January 2008 | C-FHHH | Universal Helicopters Newfoundland Ltd. | 0 | Kenmount Road, St. John´s, Newfoundland and Labrador | |
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| 18 July 2018 | C-FHHH | Hélicoptères Transit Ltée | 0 | 50 nm SE of Lebel-sur-Quévillon (CSH4), QC | |
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