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Date: | Friday 18 June 1999 |
Time: | 14:30 UTC |
Type: | Robinson R22 Beta |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | C-FGAR |
MSN: | 1526 |
Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 5 nm North of Olds, Mountain View County, Alberta -
Canada
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Agricultural |
Departure airport: | Olds, Alberta |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:First flown 12/10/1990: Crashed in Canada 18/6/1999. The pilot of C-FGAR, a Robinson 22, was conducting spray operations on a field of corn 5 nautical miles north of Olds, Alberta. While in a hover, he inadvertently backed up into power lines, jammed the tail rotor, severing one power line and causing the helicopter to descend rapidly to the ground with an uncontrollable right rotation. It landed heavily and rolled onto its right side.
The pilot received some injuries to his head and body and was treated and released from hospital. The pilot was wearing a helmet and when the helicopter was rolling onto its side, he was thrown towards the right door, which had been removed for the spray operation. The pilot's helmeted head was caught underneath the right upper door frame and he was recovered from that position after the helicopter was moved.
The helicopter was substantially damaged and the Registration was cancelled 1/12/2000
Sources:
1. CADORS Number 1999C0476
2.
http://www.amcarusa.com/amcar85.pdf 3. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.rotorspot.nl/c-1.htm]
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/search/r22show.asp?start=1501&count=50]
5.
http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ccarcs-riacc/ADetHis.aspx?id=175975&rfr=RchHsRes.aspx?st=0&mh=FGAR&rfr2=ADet.aspx%3fid%3d28297&rfr=RchSimp.aspx Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Sep-2008 01:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
19-Dec-2011 16:32 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
10-Jan-2012 09:36 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
20-Jul-2014 07:27 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
23-Sep-2016 18:19 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |