ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 151016
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Date: | Wednesday 5 December 2012 |
Time: | 11:19 LT |
Type: | Robinson R44 Raven II |
Owner/operator: | Fossil Industries |
Registration: | C-FRSO |
MSN: | 12308 |
Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
Engine model: | Avco Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 12 kilometres southwest of Slave Lake, Alberta -
Canada
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Peace River |
Destination airport: | Edmonton |
Investigating agency: | TSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The privately operated Robinson R44 II helicopter crashed approximately 12.5 nm southwest of Slave Lake, Alberta. The helicopter sustained substantial damage and the pilot was fatally injured.
Investigation revealed the pilot of a private Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter texted his wife he was departing Slave Lake for Edmonton at 1109 local time and his SPOT beacon showed an update about 20 kms from his take-off position at 1119. No updates occurred after that time.
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http://www.cbc.ca/m/touch/news/canada/edmonton/story/2012/12/05/edmonton-helicopter-crash-slave-lake.html?ref=mobilerss Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
06-Dec-2012 01:15 |
gerard57 |
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06-Dec-2012 14:40 |
bizjets101 |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
06-Dec-2012 14:42 |
bizjets101 |
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06-Dec-2012 21:50 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
08-Jan-2013 13:39 |
harro |
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24-Jan-2024 18:53 |
harro |
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