Collision with wires Canadian Helicopters Limited Airbus Helicopters AS 350 BA (Helicopter), C-GBPS Rigolet, Newfoundland and Labrador, 5 NM WSW 30 July 2015 . : TU3-5/15-0045E-PDF

On 30 July 2015, the Canadian Helicopters Limited Airbus Helicopters AS 350 BA helicopter (registration C-GBPS, serial number 1277) had been flown to a remote microwave tower site approximately 5 nautical miles west-southwest of Rigolet, Newfoundland and Labrador, with a pilot and 2 passengers on board. At about 1609 Atlantic Daylight Time, the helicopter lifted off from the helipad at the tower site and struck a tower guy wire with the main rotor. The helicopter struck the ground and settled on its upper right side. One passenger sustained fatal injuries, the pilot sustained serious injuries, and the other passenger sustained minor injuries. The helicopter was destroyed. The 406-megahertz emergency locator transmitter did not activate. There was no post-crash fire. The accident occurred during daylight hours.

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Ministère/Organisme Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
Titre Collision with wires Canadian Helicopters Limited Airbus Helicopters AS 350 BA (Helicopter), C-GBPS Rigolet, Newfoundland and Labrador, 5 NM WSW 30 July 2015 .
Titre de la série Aviation investigation report ; A15A0045
Type de publication Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal
Langue [Anglais]
Autres langues publiées [Français]
Format Électronique
Document électronique
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Collision avec un hauban Canadian Helicopters Limited Airbus Helicopters AS 350 BA (hélicoptère), C-GBPS 5 NM à l’ouest-sud-ouest de Rigolet (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador) 30 juillet 2015.
Information sur la publication Gatineau, QC : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, c2016.
Description 21 p. : photos
ISBN 978-0-660-06832-9
Numéro de catalogue
  • TU3-5/15-0045E-PDF
Descripteurs Aircraft accidents
Investigations
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