ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73124
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 February 2004 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Gateway Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-GUIK |
| MSN: | 1908 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | North Bay, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A pilot was performing post-maintenance run-ups to the Gateway Helicopters Ltd. Bell Textron - Canada 206B helicopter (C-GUIK) just outside the company's hangar. A static explosion occurred in a back seat fuel cell, resulting in a flash fire which injured a maintenance technician standing outside the helicopter. The maintenance technician suffered minor injuries. The fire in the back seat of the helicopter was extinguished with handheld fire extinguishers. Damage -- minor.
Sources:
CADORS 2004O0203
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 July 2012 | C-GUIK | Sunrise Helicopters Inc | 0 | Angusville, 6 km south of Silverton, Manitoba | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Feb-2010 04:10 | slowkid | Added |
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