ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 4863
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Date: | Saturday 26 July 1969 |
Time: | 15:07 |
Type: | Bell 47G-3B1 |
Owner/operator: | HENDRICKSON FLYING SERVICE INC |
Registration: | N1335X |
MSN: | 6556 |
Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Hope, British Columbia -
Canada
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Fire fighting |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Pilots vision of a glider in the vicinity was obscured by a mountain, until it was too late to take avoiding action. Mid air collision with Schweiser SGS 1-26 glider (registered CF-VEQ): glider destroyed, pilot (sole occupant of glider) killed on impact.
Low angle, bright sunshine also limited visibility.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | |
Report number: | CAN70A4457 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=5669&key=0 [NTSB Identification: CAN70A4457]
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://aircraftdirectory.com/Manufacturer/BELL/47G-3B-1/N1335X]
http://www.griffin-helicopters.co.uk/accidentdetails.aspx?accidentkey=29864
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Feb-2008 12:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
03-Nov-2011 07:59 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
18-May-2020 05:47 |
Robinhoo |
Updated [Narrative] |
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