ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 24700
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Saturday 11 January 1997 |
| Time: | c. 11:15 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350BA |
| Owner/operator: | Mountain High Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-FJJH |
| MSN: | 2374 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boulder Pass, 10nm W of Kimberley, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Kimberley, British Columbia |
| Purcell Mountains, British Columbia | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot, four passengers, and a dog departed from Kimberley, British Columbia, at 1100 mountain standard time (MST) in the Aerospatiale AS 350BA helicopter, for a VFR (Visual Flight Rules) flight to an alpine hut located at 6,500 feet above sea level (asl) in the Purcell Mountains, 12 miles to the west of Kimberley. The helicopter did not return to Kimberley and a search was initiated at 16:00 MST.
The helicopter was found shortly after the search began; it had struck terrain in Boulder Pass, 10 miles west of Kimberley, at an elevation of 7,900 feet asl. All occupants sustained fatal injuries at impact, and the aircraft was substantially damaged.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
1. CADORS 1997P0020
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20080628173753/http://www.tsb.gc.ca:80/en/reports/air/1997/a97p0009/a97p0009.asp?
3. http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=1974
4. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/turbine-helicopters-accidents-list-35533/
5. http://www.planetofearth.com/tsb-97-aar.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Jul-2014 18:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jul-2022 12:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation