ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 315912
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 August 2017 |
| Time: | 18:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale AS 350 BA |
| Owner/operator: | Heliops Alberta Ltd |
| Registration: | C-GAVU |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca ARRIEL 1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 20 nm W of Wabasca, AB (CEE5) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Wabasca, AB (CEE5) |
| Wabasca, AB (CEE5) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
C-GAVU, a Heliops Alberta Ltd. Aerospatiale (ASTAR) AS 350-BA, was operating locally from Wabasca, AB (CEE5). Approximately 20 nm W of CEE5, C-GAVU was landing in a confined area to pick up a passenger. While descending the helicopter drifted to the right and the main rotor blades contacted a spruce tree, resulting in blade delamination in the outboard tip area. GAVU landed uneventfully. The pilot, the sole occupant was uninjured; the helicopter was substantially damaged.
Sources:
CADORS 2017C4037
TSB A17W0122
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jun-2023 16:41 | harro | Updated |
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