ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23468
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| Date: | Saturday 20 May 2000 |
| Time: | 22:05 |
| Type: |  Bell 206L LongRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Heli-Transport |
| Registration: | C-GJOL |
| MSN: | 45065 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Allison 25 Series |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 35nm SW of Resolute Bay, Nunavut -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | near Lowther Island, Nunavut |
| Resolute Bay, Nunavut | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Bell 206L LongRanger helicopter, registration C-GJOL, was on a charter flight, under day visual flight rules, from a site on the sea ice near Lowther Island, Nunavut, to Resolute, about 40 nautical miles east-northeast of Lowther Island. On board were the pilot and two passengers who had been conducting scientific research on the behaviour of polar bears in the sea ice environment.
At about 22:05 central daylight time, the helicopter lifted off from the sea ice, heading toward Lowther Island to take advantage, during take-off, of the visual reference provided by the island's terrain features. At about 400 feet above the ice and 65 knots, the pilot turned the helicopter to the right toward Resolute. During this turn, he recognized that he no longer had sufficient visual references because of whiteout conditions.
He began a left turn back toward Lowther Island and the visual references on the island. In the left turn, the pilot lost control of the helicopter, and it descended and collided with the ice surface. Although the pilot and the passengers were wearing their seat belts and shoulder harnesses, they were all ejected from the fuselage as it disintegrated during the impact sequence. Both passengers sustained fatal injuries; the pilot sustained serious injuries. The helicopter was destroyed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
TSB Aviation Investigation Report A00C0099
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Apr-2009 16:54 | nitroglycol | Updated |
| 13-Apr-2015 14:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 23-Oct-2023 19:32 | harro | Updated [[Time, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]] |
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