ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351112
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| Date: | Monday 22 January 2024 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  AgustaWestland AW119 MkII Koala |
| Owner/operator: | Skyline Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | C-GSLY |
| MSN: | 14511 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Skeena Mountains, NW of Terrace, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Yellow Cedar Lodge, Terrace, BC |
| Terrace Airport, BC (YXT/CYXT) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Skyline Helicopters Ltd AgustaWestland AW119 MkII Koala, operating for Northern Escape Heli-Skiing, crashed when impacted terrain in the Skeena Mountains, about 20NM northwest of Terrace, British Columbia.
Four occupants perished and three suffered critical injuries and the helicopter was written off.
Sources:
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/bodies-of-b-c-helicopter-crash-victims-recovered-from-mountain-heli-skiing-company-says-1.6746038
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/helicopter-crashes-north-of-terrace-with-several-people-on-board-1.7091705
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/helicopter-carrying-multiple-people-crashes-north-of-terrace-b-c-1.6737859
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/ski-helicopter-crashes-in-northern-b-c
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/bodies-recovered-from-scene-of-northern-b-c-ski-helicopter-crash
CADORS #2024P0137
https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/CCARCS-RIACC/ADet.aspx?id=510287&rfr=RchSimp.aspx
https://photos.flightaware.com/photos/retriever/b77de91b09f9acdcfc3689821121edc0fc7fb2e3 (photo)
History of this aircraft
Ex N429WC, C-GSLR, N5UQ
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2024 04:29 | Geno | Added |
| 23-Jan-2024 06:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2024 06:28 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2024 06:28 | gerard57 | Updated [[Narrative]] |
| 23-Jan-2024 08:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Jan-2024 12:39 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 23-Jan-2024 12:40 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 23-Jan-2024 14:59 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 23-Jan-2024 17:26 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jan-2024 17:05 | Jcb | Updated [Total fatalities, Source] |
| 29-Jan-2024 17:05 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 02-Feb-2024 10:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 18-Mar-2024 12:56 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
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