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| Date: | Friday 8 February 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hughes 269A |
| Owner/operator: | Chinook Flying Service |
| Registration: | CF-ONV |
| MSN: | 420065 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Phillips Pass 7 miles west of Coleman, AB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Calibration/Inspection |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft was involved in an accident. Hit a mountain cable, while inspecting gas lines, crashed and caught fire.
Sources:
https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=1249397
https://books.google.nl/books?id=aGpkAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=coleman+helicopter&article_id=2422,1663526&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiplILGw-iKAxWw0gIHHTUGMPgQ6AF6BAgKEAI#v=onepage&q=coleman%20helicopter&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2025 12:39 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jan-2025 17:05 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, ] |
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