ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21281
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Date: | 19-JUN-2008 |
| Time: | ca 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri |
| Operator: | Cover Industries Inc. |
| Registration: | C-GHNI |
| C/n / msn: | 1131 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Laurentides Faunic Reserve, QC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
Helicopter crashed around 09:30 in the Laurentides reservation, at kilometer 95 on the 175 road, near the Épaule lake.
The pilot was trying to land the helicopter because of the bad weather, but it crashed on the lake. The two person inside were saved. Nevertheless the passenger (56) was in critical condition at the Enfant-Jésus Hospital in Quebec and later died, while the pilot made it out without a scratch.
Sources:
http://www.radio-canada.ca/regions/Quebec/2008/06/19/004-accident_helico_n.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2008 10:55 | Circeus | Added |
| 19-Jun-2008 11:17 | Vlad | Updated |
| 19-Jun-2008 21:45 | thaimaxcan | Updated |
| 19-Jun-2008 22:51 | harro | Updated |
| 20-Jun-2008 22:45 | JINX | Updated |
| 10-Mar-2013 11:59 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2013 12:02 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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