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| Date: | Friday 12 October 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-58T |
| Owner/operator: | Okanagan Helicopters |
| Registration: | CF-OKW |
| MSN: | 58-584 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | NW of Inuvick Charter, NWT -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Loss of tail rotor while hovering with underslung load.
Sources:
WAAS
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Aug-2014 17:20 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 27-Aug-2014 09:45 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Damage, ] |
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