ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343103
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| Date: | Saturday 28 April 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 222UT |
| Owner/operator: | Province of Alberta |
| Registration: | C-GFSI |
| MSN: | 47504 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Joussard -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | |
The helicopter had departed from a point on the north shore of Lesser Slave Lake to fly to a small Indian reservation on the south shore. When airborne the pilot reportedly could see the far side of the lake and subsequently elected to proceed directly across the lake visually at 500ft. However, when about a mile short of its destination the helicopter hit the frozen surface of the lake at 120kt. The helicopter remained generally level and slid for some 1,300ft before eventually coming to rest. During the slide the helicopter's landing skids were torn off and the lower surface of its fuselage sustained substantial damage. The accident happened in daylight (10:10 local) but in flat light conditions with an overcast sky and light snow. The surface of the lake was snow covered.
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WAAS
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