ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 349691
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| Date: | Friday 5 January 2024 |
| Time: | 18:55 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N617TT |
| MSN: | 1049 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1973 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 101nm ENE of Revelstoke, Glacier National Park, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | High River Aerodrome (CEN4), AB |
| Sicamous, B.C. | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The privately operated Bell 206B helicopter was conducting a flight from High River Aerodrome (CEN4), AB, to a property in Sicamous, BC, with only the pilot onboard. While en route, the helicopter collided with terrain 11 nautical miles east-northeast of Revelstoke Aerodrome (CYRV), BC. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was fatally injured.
Sources:
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/missing-helicopter-glacier-national-park-1.7076676
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/crews-searching-for-missing-helicopter-near-revelstoke-b-c-1.6714659
FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2024 08:39 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Jan-2024 10:39 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2024 22:56 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2024 15:55 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 24-Jan-2024 14:37 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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