ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196931
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| Date: | Thursday 13 July 2017 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 407 |
| Owner/operator: | Alpine Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-FNOB |
| MSN: | 53070 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1996 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Springbank, Alberta CYBW -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Bell 407 aircraft operated by Alpine Helicopters, was conducting Human External Transport (HETS also known as class D external load operations) during a mountain rescue on Mount Yamnuska, 10 nautical miles East of Canmore, AB. While positioning the rescue person on a 210 foot long line, the main rotor blade contacted a rock face. The pilot maintained control of the helicopter and flew to the staging area. The pilot set down the rescuer and then landed nearby. There was substantial damage to the outer 12 inches of each main rotor blade. There were no injuries to the pilot or the rescuer.
Sources:
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 July 2015 | C-FNOB | Alpine Helicopters | 0 | near Golden, BC | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2017 15:03 | mxcollins | Added |
| 15-Nov-2023 17:55 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature] |
| 05-Dec-2023 15:40 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities] |
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