ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86981
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| Date: | Friday 5 July 2002 |
| Time: | 19:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B Astar |
| Owner/operator: | Heli/Express Inc. |
| Registration: | C-FWAU |
| MSN: | 2866 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1995 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca ARRIEL 1D1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 12nm E of Daniel-Johnson Dam, Manicouagan River, Côte-Nord, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Daniel-Johnson Dam, Manicouagan River, Côte-Nord, Quebec |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
When landing in a forest, 12 nautical miles east of the Daniel-Johnson Dam, Manicouagan River, Quebec, Heli/Express AS 350B Astar C-FWAU struck a tree with its tail rotor. Loss of the tail rotor caused the helicopter to rotate out of control, and it rotated 360 degrees before touching down. The skids collapsed on ground contact, and the helicopter was substantially damaged
C-FWAU was later repaired/rebuilt, and re-registered as C-GRDI on 9.5.2005.
NOTE: The reference to a place called "Manic" in the TSB and CADORS reports is due to "Manic" being the local abbreviation for the Manicouagan River, Côte-Nord, Quebec
Sources:
1. CADORS 2002Q0853
2. TSB Occurrence No:A02Q0096
3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/se350show.asp?start=1851&count=50]
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel-Johnson_Dam
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 April 2005 | C-FWAU | Heli | 0 | 51 41 28 Nord / 075 46 26 Ouest | |
sub |
| 28 September 2023 | C-GRDI | Héli-Express | 0 | 50 nm NE of La Grande 4 Airport, QC | |
sub |
| Heavy landing | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2010 07:23 | slowkid | Added |
| 11-Jul-2014 00:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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