ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 342843
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| Date: | Friday 3 July 1998 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Hughes 269C |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | C-FULL |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greenfield NS (Liverpool) -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
C-FULL HU269 helicopter was preparing for another spray departing a clearing and when at an altitude of ten feet and 20 MPH helicopter started to settle. Pilot reduced collective and set up for a landing in a bog. The left rear skid contacted the ground, helicopter continued forward pivoting up on its nose and the rotor blades struck the ground. Pilot exited the helicopter without injury. Helicopter was substanially damaged. The wind had been light but was increasing in strength about the time of the occurrence. The pilot did not observe any cockpit warning light or horn prior to the ground impact. TSB case closed.
Sources:
CADORS 1998A0289
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