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| Date: | Sunday 19 August 1962 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | CF-JSM |
| MSN: | 1697 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Horseshoe Bay, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
Lost control and crashed into the bay after the rotor blades hit a rock.
Sources:
https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=1249396
https://books.google.nl/books?id=BddUAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA28&dq=helicopter&article_id=3259,3216623&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjetO30i-GKAxWNgP0HHV6CEmwQ6AF6BAgGEAI#v=onepage&q=helicopter&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2025 13:05 | Cobar | Updated [Date, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jan-2025 13:06 | ASN | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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