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| Date: | Saturday 22 July 2006 |
| Time: | 22:00 UTC |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Prism Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-GZIO |
| MSN: | 50-0715D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Allison 250-C20B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 140 NM N of Mayo (CYMA) at Bonnet Plume River, Yukon -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Prism Helicopters Ltd. Hughes 369D, C-GZIO, had toed-in to a hillside in the Bonnet Plume area, YT to pick up two geologists. One passenger stepped onto the right skid and the other intended passenger, who was crouching on slightly sloping terrain to the right and front of the helicopter, stood up and was struck by the main rotor. The person who was struck sustained fatal injuries, and there were no injuries to the other passenger or the pilot. There was minor damage to the helicopter, which returned to its base camp at the Copper Point airstrip about 6 nm from the site of the occurrence.
Sources:
2006C1776
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
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