Engine failure and collision with terrain, Oceanview Helicopters Ltd., Hughes 369D (helicopter), C-FOHE, Paynton, Saskatchewan, 7 nm N, 22 October 2015 .: TU3-5/15-0146E-PDF

"On 22 October 2015, an Oceanview Helicopters Ltd. Hughes 369D (registration C-FOHE, serial number 410942D) was conducting aerial work on power lines in the vicinity of Paynton, Saskatchewan, with the pilot and an external platform worker on board. At 1342 Central Standard Time, while installing a marker ball in a hover at approximately 325 feet above ground level, the helicopter experienced an engine failure, descended suddenly, and collided with the terrain. The pilot and external platform worker were fatally injured, and the helicopter was destroyed in a post-impact fire. The emergency locator transmitter activated on impact, but was destroyed by the post-impact fire"--Summary, t.p.

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Publication information
Department/Agency Transportation Safety Board of Canada.
Title Engine failure and collision with terrain, Oceanview Helicopters Ltd., Hughes 369D (helicopter), C-FOHE, Paynton, Saskatchewan, 7 nm N, 22 October 2015 .
Series title Aviation investigation report ; A15C0146
Publication type Series - View Master Record
Language [English]
Other language editions [French]
Format Electronic
Electronic document
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Panne de moteur et collision avec le relief, Oceanview Helicopters Ltd., Hughes 369D (hélicoptère), C-FOHE, 7 nm au nord de Paynton (Saskatchewan), 22 octobre 2015.
Includes bibliographical references.
Publishing information Gatineau, QC : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, c2017.
Description 15 p. : col. ill.
ISBN 978-0-660-07450-4
Catalogue number
  • TU3-5/15-0146E-PDF
Subject terms Aircraft accidents
Helicopters
Investigations
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