ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152608
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| Date: | Saturday 18 August 1990 |
| Time: | 9:15 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 341G Gazelle |
| Owner/operator: | Northland Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-GXRS |
| MSN: | 1319 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Edmonton, AB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Northland's Heliport Edmonton, AB |
| Primrose Lake, AB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
It is believed the pilot flew into low clouds and became disoriented and crashed. Ceilings were reported to be 400 ft at the Edmonton Municipal Airport CYXD.
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
https://archives.winnipegfreepress.com/winnipeg-free-press/1990-08-19/page-7/
https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=2ahUKEwjE_umz3q7pAhWGKDQIHelFBioQFjAAegQIAhAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.alberta.ca%2Fdataset%2F435cc6b0-0038-448e-a637-b57fce239266%2Fresource%2Faa59c743-e635-45f6-b3ab-1ad06807a020%2Fdownload%2F00831-Report-into-death-of-Kevin-Gallagher.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2A-el6Vc6X4DqoZsLl9PyB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2013 12:10 | TB | Added |
| 12-May-2020 16:44 | Flitecom | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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