ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155217
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| Date: | Saturday 13 April 2013 |
| Time: | 03:19 UTC |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | E & B Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-FCTD |
| MSN: | 45159 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bute Inlet, 100 km NE of Campbell River -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II helicopter crashed and overturned in the Homathco River on the South Coast of B.C., Canada. The main rotor struck terrain and separated from its root.
One passenger died (trapped in the fuselage), the other five occupants were not seriously injured.
The helicopter operated at low level, moving fisherman from one pool on the water to another.
The accident took place on Saturday 13 April 2013.
Sources:
CADORS #2013P0449
http://web.archive.org/web/20130709132028/http://www.cbc.ca:80/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/04/15/bc-helicopter-crash-campbell-river.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2013 00:24 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Apr-2013 00:28 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2013 00:35 | harro | Updated [Date] |
| 16-Apr-2013 09:43 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2013 10:05 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
| 19-Apr-2013 08:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2014 10:09 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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