ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23467
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| Date: | Saturday 25 February 1995 |
| Time: | 13:21 |
| Type: |  Bell 206L LongRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Coast Guard |
| Registration: | C-GCHN |
| MSN: | 45136 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Margaree River, Nova Scotia -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | East Margaree, Nova Scotia |
| East Margaree, Nova Scotia | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The pilot of the Canadian Coast Guard helicopter departed East Margaree, Nova Scotia, on a fisheries surveillance flight with his daughter and two Department of Fisheries and Oceans officers on board. The flight was nearing completion and they were flying at a low altitude over the Margaree River when the helicopter struck a power line which spanned the river. The helicopter became uncontrollable and struck the ice-covered surface of the river. The pilot was fatally injured, and the three passengers were seriously injured.
The Board determined that the pilot did not see the power line in time to take avoidance action. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's decision to conduct the portion of the flight over the river at low altitude without having first completed a reconnaissance of the area for obstructions, and the absence of clearly defined procedures on the conduct of fisheries surveillance flights.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1995A0224
http://web.archive.org/web/20060430170941/http://www.tsb.gc.ca:80/en/reports/air/1995/a95a0040/a95a0040.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
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