ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 342975
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 October 2010 |
| Time: | 23:00 |
| Type: |  Hiller UH-12E |
| Owner/operator: | Western Aerial Applications Ltd. |
| Registration: | C-GJQQ |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Engine model: | Avco Lycoming VO-540-C2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 20 NM Southwest of Chetwynd, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
UPDATE from Maintenance & Manufacturing: The Western Aerial Applications Hiller UH12E (C-GJQQ) was flying low and slow when the engine sputtered and then quit. The pilot executed an autorotation, and while sliding on the ground the helicopter struck a small object on the ground and overturned. There was no report or indication of an in-flight fire. An Aircraft Maintenance Engineer has been dispatched to recover the aircraft. Further details regarding the engine failure are to follow. Change OPI to Maintenance & Manufacturing., 2010-10-26 - UPDATE / Add Info from TSB: A10P0337 - The Western Aerial Applications Ltd. Hiller UH-12E helicopter, C-GJQQ, took off from Chetwynd, BC and flew to a job site 20 nm southwest. The job was to seed grass along a pipeline. While seeding, at an altitude of about 150 feet, the engine (Lycoming IO-540) stopped. The pilot made an autorotation into a clearing but landed hard and rolled over. The helicopter was substantially damaged, and the pilot was not injured. The 406 ELT activated. (Occurrence upgraded to an accident.), 2010-10-20 - Rescue Coordination Centre notified Vancouver Center that they had received a report from the operator of the Western Aerial Applications Ltd. Hiller UH12E (C-GJQQ) that the helicopter had flipped at Chetwynd. There was 1 person on board but no injuries. No contact was made with ATS. There was no impact to operations.
Sources:
CADORS 2010P1621
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