ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23440
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 May 2000 |
| Time: | 08:50 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | CHINOOK HELICOPTERS LTD. |
| Registration: | C-FKNQ |
| MSN: | 2211 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Abbotsford, British Columbia -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Abbotsford, British Columbia |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Bell 47 helicopter, serial number 2211, piloted by a student pilot and his flight instructor, took off from the south ramp of Abbotsford Airport in visual meteorological conditions at approximately 0850 Pacific daylight time.
On departure, as the helicopter climbed through about 700 feet above ground level, still over the airport, it lost tail-rotor thrust and began to spin to the right. The nose then dropped and the spinning turned into a spiral. As it descended further, the helicopter appeared to be totally out of control. It struck the ground in a steep, nose-down attitude on the infield of the airport, broke apart, and a post-impact fire ensued.
Both occupants were fatally injured by the impact forces.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://dsp-psd.pwgsc.gc.ca/collection_2008/tsb-bst/TU3-5-00-29E.pdf
http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/343251/publication.html
http://www.bellhelicopter.com/MungoBlobs/551/130/Vol%2014%20number%204%20-En.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Oct-2011 16:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Oct-2011 16:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration] |
| 19-Oct-2011 22:17 | Anon. | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2021 19:00 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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