ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 186838
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 May 1992 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206B Jet Ranger II |
| Owner/operator: | Viking Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-GUIY |
| MSN: | 1977 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Chatham, New Brunswick -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | near Chatham, New Brunswick |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) May 13, 1992 when crashed near Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada. The helicopter landed in the general vicinity of a forest fire to install a water bucket and to remove the pilot's door. It then re-positioned to a near by river to pick up water before departing for the fire area. However, as it flew under a 68,000-volt power line, the water bucket cables contacted a 7.2-kilovolt line. The helicopter pitched nose down and came to rest in an inverted position in approximately five feet of water. The pilot (the sole person on board) survived without injuries.
There were two sets of power lines in the vicinity of the accident site. The main 68,000-volt line consisted of three wires suspended from two marked and lighted towers and had a span of approximately 1,100 feet. The second line consisted of two wires suspended from 40 foot poles with the second wire suspended five feet below the first. The span was 679 feet; the poles and wires were not marked.
The second line ran in the same direction and was underneath the first line. The clearance between the 68,000-volt line and the high-water line where the helicopter crashed was approximately 126 feet. The 7.2-kv power line had a clearance of approximately 22.7 feet between the top line and the high-water line and approximately 17.7 feet between the lower line and the high-water line. The total height of the helicopter from the top of its rotor system to the bottom of the water bucket was approximately 26 feet
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/index.asp:] TSB Canada Report # A92A 0090
2. http://www.rotorspot.nl/historic/c-3.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2016 16:41 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 01-Dec-2019 10:28 | TB | Updated [Plane category] |
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