Collision with wires, Bell 206B (helicopter), C-GVJT, Flatlands, New Brunswick, 04 September 2016 .: TU3-5/16-0084E-PDF
“On 04 September 2016, the privately operated Bell 206B helicopter (registration C-GVJT, serial number 3492) departed Charlo Airport, New Brunswick, for a daytime visual flight rules flight to Rivière-du-Loup Airport, Quebec, with a pilot and 2 passengers on board. At 1547 Atlantic Daylight Time, while flying along the Restigouche River, the helicopter collided with and severed power transmission lines about 40 km west of Charlo Airport, causing catastrophic damage to the helicopter. It then fell into the river approximately 150 feet upstream of the power transmission lines. The pilot and front-seat passenger received fatal injuries. The rear-seat passenger survived the accident and was helped to shore by witnesses. A small amount of fuel was released. There was no post-impact fire. The search-and-rescue satellite system did not receive a signal from the emergency locator transmitter”--Summary, t.p.
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| Department/Agency | Transportation Safety Board of Canada. |
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| Title | Collision with wires, Bell 206B (helicopter), C-GVJT, Flatlands, New Brunswick, 04 September 2016 . |
| Series title | Aviation investigation report ; A16A0084 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | Issued also in French under title: Collision avec des câbles, Bell 206B (hélicoptère), C-GVJT, Flatlands (Nouveau-Brunswick), 4 septembre 2016. Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | Gatineau, QC : Transportation Safety Board of Canada, c2017. |
| Description | 19 p. : col. ill., col. map |
| ISBN | 978-0-660-20503-8 |
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| Subject terms | Aircraft accidents Helicopters Investigations |
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