ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 318219
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 July 2023 |
| Time: | c. 18:13 |
| Type: |  Bell 205A-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Valhalla Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-GRUV |
| MSN: | 30198 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Haig Lake, 55 nm NE of Peace River, AB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Bell 205A-1 helicopter crashed during firefighting bucketing operations near Haig Lake, 140 km NE of Peace River, Alberta.
The pilot died and the helicopter was destroyed.
Sources:
https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/medias-media/deploiement-deployment/aviation/2023/20230720.html
https://calgary.citynews.ca/2023/07/20/alberta-wildfires-helicopter-crash/
https://www.lakelandtoday.ca/alberta-news/helicopter-crashes-in-northwestern-alberta-while-fighting-wildfire-killing-pilot-7302454
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-helicopter-wildfire-crash-1.6912301
TSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jul-2023 17:05 | harro | Added |
| 20-Jul-2023 17:11 | harro | Updated |
| 20-Jul-2023 18:01 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 26-Jul-2023 10:09 | harro | Updated |
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