ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 23471
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| Date: | Sunday 4 July 1999 |
| Time: | 07:02 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 214B |
| Owner/operator: | East West Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-GEWT |
| MSN: | 28025 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Kaslo, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE BELL 214B HELICOPTER, SERIAL NUMBER 28025, DEPARTED THE LOGGING CAMP HELIPAD NEAR KASLO, BRITISH COLUMBIA (B.C.), AT ABOUT 0645 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT) ON A LOCAL, VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT WITH THE PILOT AND THREE CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD. WITNESSES SAW THE HELICOPTER FLYING UNEVENTFULLY IN THE AREA FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, WHEN THE ENGINE NOISE SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE HELICOPTER WAS AT ABOUT 500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL) AT THE TIME, AND IT DESCENDED, MADE A 180-DEGREE LEFT TURN, AND LANDED HEAVILY IN A SHALLOW AND RAPIDLY-FLOWING RIVER. THE HELICOPTER BROKE APART AT IMPACT, ROLLED OVER, AND CAME TO REST ON THE ROCKS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RIVER. THREE OF THE OCCUPANTS WERE FATALLY INJURED AT IMPACT, AND THE PILOT SUCCUMBED TO HIS INJURIES ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THERE WAS NO FIRE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1999P0330
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Feb-2013 08:23 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Damage] |
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