ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23210
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 December 2004 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Flying Dog Helicopters LLC |
| Registration: | N313AL |
| MSN: | 10056 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairmont Hot Springs, 15 miles West of Canal Flats, British Columbia -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cranbrook, BC (CYXC) |
| Revelstoke, BC (CYRV) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On December 28, 2004, a Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter landed at the Cranbrook, B.C., airport at 12:37 Mountain Standard Time (MST). There, the pilot filled the fuel tanks to capacity and obtained weather and flight-planning information. The helicopter departed Cranbrook at 13:43 MST for Revelstoke, B.C., evidently following the VFR route north along the Columbia River, towards Fairmont Hot Springs. The flight was expected to take 2 hr. According to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, the aircraft was seen operating in visual meteorological conditions under an overcast, in an area where the visibility was approximately five miles.
Reportedly, witnesses saw the aircraft in cruise flight a few minutes prior to the accident, and although no one reported seeing the crash itself, the resultant post-crash fire brought the event to the attention of the local citizens. Initial reports indicated that the wreckage was confined to one small area, with essentially no crash track spread along the terrain.
At 14:15 MST, the helicopter struck steep terrain 33 NM north-northwest of Cranbrook, at the 4 200-ft level in a mountainous region. The pilot was fatally injured and the helicopter destroyed by impact forces and a severe post-crash fire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. TSB Canada: http://www.bst-tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2004/a04p0422/a04p0422.pdf
2. NTSB Identification: SEA05WA031 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20050114X00052&ntsbno=SEA05WA031&akey=1
3. https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=313AL
4. http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/355645/publication.html
5. https://forums.verticalmag.com/topic/1980-helicopter-fatal/
Images:
(c) TSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Dec-2008 12:27 | harro | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 20-Oct-2018 22:02 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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