ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76389
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| Date: | Monday 16 August 2010 |
| Time: | c. 16:39 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206L LongRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Universal Helicopters Newfoundland |
| Registration: | C-GVYM |
| MSN: | 45143 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sam Ford Fjord area, Baffin Island, Nunavut -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Clyde River CYCY |
| Pond Inlet | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Bell 206L (registration C-GVYM, serial number 45143), operated by Universal Helicopters Newfoundland Limited, departed Clyde River at 16:09 Eastern Daylight Time on a visual flight rules flight to Pond Inlet, Nunavut. Reduced visibility and low ceilings were forecast along the eastern coast of Baffin Island. The aircraft was equipped with a flight following device and was reported overdue at 18:19.
A search was initiated in the area of the last known position and wreckage was recovered from the surface of the sea on 17 August 2010, approximately 40 nautical miles northwest of Clyde River. The helicopter was destroyed by impact forces; there was no fire. The pilot, the sole occupant of the helicopter, was not found.
The accident occurred during daylight hours. No emergency locator transmitter signal was detected by the Search and Rescue system.
Finding as to Causes and Contributing Factors
It could not be determined why the helicopter struck the sea surface.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/helicopter-missing-in-remote-area-of-nunavut/article1676120/
http://web.archive.org/web/20100820081843/http://www.cbc.ca:80/canada/north/story/2010/08/17/arctic-helicopter-search.html
CADORS Number 2010C2823
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2010/a10q0133/a10q0133.asp
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 22 July 2006 | C-GVYM | Universal Helicopters Newfoundland | 0 | Eureka, Nunavut | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2010 08:41 | RobertMB | Added |
| 18-Aug-2010 09:46 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 19-Aug-2010 00:22 | peterj | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source] |
| 22-Aug-2010 02:58 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature] |
| 01-Sep-2014 11:03 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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