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| Date: | Tuesday 30 April 2013 |
| Time: | 19:44 UTC |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350BA |
| Owner/operator: | Wendake Hélicoptère Inc. |
| Registration: | C-FINX |
| MSN: | 1122 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca ARRIEL 1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Godbout, QC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Wendake Hélicoptère AS350 BA, was conducting an approach in order to land on an undeveloped site. Just before landing, the tail rotor hit a mound of sand. The aircraft landed violently. The tail boom and a skid were significantly damaged. The pilot, alone on board, was not injured.
Sources:
TC CADORS No.2013Q0909
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 8 November 1982 | N3597Q | Inland Helicopters | 2 | Starfish Point, Anita Bay, near Wrangell, Alaska |  |
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