ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23441
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| Date: | Thursday 22 June 2000 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Trans North Helicopter |
| Registration: | C-FJAL |
| MSN: | 45292 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Llewelynn Glacier, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Atlin, BC |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot of a Bell 206L-3 Longranger helicopter, registration C-FJAL, was conducting filming operations at the Llewellyn Glacier for a televison commercial depicting extreme sports. The helicopter, equipped with a nose-mounted camera, was occupied by the pilot, the film director, and two camera crew. At about 17:15 Pacific daylight time, the helicopter was flying at a high speed in a crevasse among seracs on the glacier when its main rotor struck a serac. The main rotor broke, and the helicopter careened into the ice wall of a perpendicular crevasse, broke apart, caught fire, and tumbled into the crevasse. The impact forces were not survivable, and the remains of the main fuselage area were not recognizable. Rescue and recovery personnel determined that there were no survivors and that recovery would present high risk to personnel. There was no recovery.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. CADORS 2000P0329
2. TSB Aviation Investigation Report A00P0107 at http://www.tsb.gc.ca/ENG/rapports-reports/aviation/2000/a00p0107/a00p0107.asp
3. https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2001/2001
4. http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/802/70/potential.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Apr-2015 23:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Apr-2015 15:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 14-Apr-2015 17:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Nov-2017 08:33 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
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