ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146619
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| Date: | Thursday 5 July 2012 |
| Time: | 10:45 |
| Type: |  Bell 206 JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Sunrise Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | C-GUIK |
| MSN: | 1908 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Angusville, 6 km south of Silverton, Manitoba -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Russell, Manitoba |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Sunrise Helicopters Incorporated Bell 206B Jet Ranger was completing an application flight spraying fungicide near Angusville, Manitoba.
During a spray run, the helicopter descended and contacted the crop, and then struck the ground. The helicopter came to rest on its side, with substantial damage. The pilot was taken to hospital with serious injuries. The accident occurred during daylight hours at 1045 Central Daylight Time, in visual meteorological conditions. There was no post-crash fire. The 406-MHz emergency locator transmitter activated on impact.
Findings as to Causes and Contributing Factors
1. The experience level of the pilot was low for the complexity of the assigned task, and placed unrealistic expectations on the pilot to complete the operation successfully.
2. The uniform nature of the crop, combined with the absence of vertical references, made the judgment of height above the terrain difficult.
3. There was no supervision of the pilot at Angusville.
4. The pilot continued to conduct spraying operations despite having flown into the crop on 2 occasions.
5. The pilot’s judgment of height above the ground and concept of time available to attend to mission tasks likely led to the collision with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. CADORS Number:2012C2726
2. TSB Accident report A12C0084: http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2012/a12c0084/a12c0084.pdf
3. http://winnipegsun.com/2012/07/04/pilot-walks-away-from-helicopter-crash/wcm/da95ef1e-90cc-4788-94f9-a9d9fcfe2edf
4. http://metronews.ca/news/winnipeg/285990/pilot-walks-away-from-helicopter-crash-near-russell-rcmp/
5. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/rural-manitoba-helicopter-crash-sends-pilot-to-hospital-1.1227839
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 February 2004 | C-GUIK | Gateway Helicopters | 0 | North Bay, Ontario | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2012 04:05 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Jun-2014 23:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2023 16:01 | harro | Updated [[Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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