ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 312093
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| Date: | Thursday 4 May 2023 |
| Time: | 20:05 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Range Helicopters Inc |
| Registration: | C-FAVX |
| MSN: | 4242 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5334 hours |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca Arriel 1D1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Edson Airport (YET/CYET), AB -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Edson Airport, AB (YET/CYET) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Range Helicopters Inc Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil, was returning to the Edson Airport (YET/CYET), Alberta, from a staging area supporting firefighting operations to the east of Edson, AB.
As the helicopter approached between Runway 07 and the grassy area between taxiways A and B, the pilot began to slow down, eventually reaching a groundspeed of 30 knots. He noticed a pair of air tankers at the fire base ahead and to his right, and, not wanting to overfly them, he slowed down even more. The helicopter was in a descent at a rate between 300 and 500 fpm with a tailwind of 27 to 36 knots. Just before entering the right turn toward the hangar, the helicopter began an uncontrolled descent from between 50 and 30 feet above ground level (AGL). The pilot applied collective to reduce the rate of descent; however, the rate of descent increased. This scenario is consistent with a vortex ring state (VRS). The aircraft struck the ground and rolled onto its right side at 20:05. The pilot sustained minor injuries. He was able to extricate himself from the wreckage. There was no fire. The emergency locator transmitter activated.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://globalnews.ca/news/9675945/alberta-wildfire-edson-airport-helicopter-crash/
https://www.iheartradio.ca/100-3-the-bear/helicopter-crash-at-edson-airport-under-investigation-1.19614717
TSB
https://oilfieldsitestwo.com/rangehelicopter/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2021/01/1C8A4901.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
Helicopter crash at Edson airport under investigation
— CTV Edmonton (@ctvedmonton) May 5, 2023
https://t.co/inq5Ydvh7l
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2023 05:49 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-May-2023 06:48 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 08-May-2023 05:16 | Aerossurance | Updated |
| 12-May-2023 13:32 | harro | Updated |
| 13-May-2023 07:23 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 29-Nov-2023 19:52 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Accident report] |
| 29-Nov-2023 19:54 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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