ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178166
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Date: | Thursday 30 July 2015 |
Time: | 16:09 LT |
Type: | Aérospatiale AS 350BA Ecureuil |
Owner/operator: | Canadian Helicopters Limited |
Registration: | C-GBPS |
MSN: | 1277 |
Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
Engine model: | Turbomeca ARRIEL 1B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Moliak microwave tower site, Rigolet, NL -
Canada
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Moliak microwave tower site, Rigolet |
Destination airport: | Goose Bay Airport, NL (YYR/CYYR) |
Investigating agency: | TSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The helicopter crashed crashed while performing work at a comms tower near a hydro site close to Rigolet (CCZ2), Labrador. Police said the helicopter was assisting a Bell Aliant work crew when the incident occurred.
The helicopter lifted off the helipad at the tower site and struck a tower guy wire with the main rotor. It contacted the ground and came to rest on its right side. One passenger sustained fatal injuries. The pilot sustained serious injuries and the other passenger received minor injuries. The helicopter sustained substantial damage; the 406 emergency locator transmitter did not activate. A small amount of fuel was released; there was no post-crash fire.
Findings as to causes and contributing factors
The pilot did not note the outer guy wires and did not include them in the departure plan.
The pilot performed a visual scan before departure; however, the visual scan was not effective in perceiving the outer guy wires.
The pilot's scan had been interrupted, which may have compromised the scan.
The helicopter struck the guy wires before evasive action could be taken, which caused the helicopter to roll rapidly and impact the ground.
The contractor's shoulder belt was found to be misrouted under his left arm, which allowed his upper body to move outside of the cabin in the accident sequence and contributed to his fatal injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | TSB |
Report number: | A15A0045 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 4 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/one-dead-after-helicopter-crash-in-labrador-1.3174981 https://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1578492/tsb-deploys-a-team-to-the-site-of-a-helicopter-accident-west-of-rigolet-newfoundland-and-Labrador http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/1-dead-after-helicopter-crash-in-labrador-2-others-injured-1.3174981 [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/pete-acreman-from-happy-valley-goose-bay-id-d-as-helicopter-crash-victim-1.3178165http://www.thelabradorian.ca/news/regional/2015/8/6/investigation-continues-into-fatal-helicopter-crash.html]
http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2015/2015.semaine.31.pdf http://www.thelabradorian.ca/content/dam/tc/the-labradorian/images/2015/8/6/lab-a00-10082015-helicopter-dm.jpg.imgtransform/ELRH/image.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/tsbcanada/sets/72157656504208509 http://aerossurance.com/helicopters/fatal-to-wire-strike/ CADORS
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2015/A15A0045/A15A0045.asp Media:
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31-Jul-2015 15:20 |
mxcollins |
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31-Jul-2015 15:53 |
gerard57 |
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31-Jul-2015 16:01 |
Aerossurance |
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31-Jul-2015 17:20 |
harro |
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01-Aug-2015 06:08 |
harro |
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06-Aug-2015 17:21 |
Aerossurance |
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07-Aug-2015 09:50 |
Aerossurance |
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10-Aug-2015 18:36 |
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22-Sep-2016 12:35 |
Aerossurance |
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22-Sep-2016 12:37 |
Aerossurance |
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30-Nov-2016 14:13 |
Aerossurance |
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30-Jul-2020 07:18 |
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30-Jul-2020 07:18 |
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24-Jan-2024 18:29 |
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