ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169505
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| Date: | Sunday 12 December 2010 |
| Time: | 14:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B2 |
| Owner/operator: | Forest Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-FORS |
| MSN: | 4001 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca ARRIEL 1D1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Pickle Lake, ON -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter was slinging barrels of fuel on a 100-foot long line to a drill site 10NM northeast of Pickle Lake. While en-route at approximately 300 feet AGL, the engine (Turbomecca Arielle 1D1) lost power. The pilot released the sling load and attempted an autorotative landing at an abandoned mine site. The helicopter struck the ground in a level attitude and one of the main rotor blades severed the helicopter's tail boom. There were no injuries, however, the helicopter sustained substantial damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CADORS Number: 2010O3207
History of this aircraft
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| 10 December 2010 | C-FORS | Forest Helicopters | 0 | Pickle Lake, Ontario | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 03-Sep-2014 16:37 | Aerossurance | Added |
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