ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 31084
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 April 1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-GBHT |
| MSN: | 30701 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Blue River, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A “heli-ski” Bell 212 helicopter rolled over and burned shortly after lift-off. The impact forces experienced by the occupants during the landing and the roll-over were survivable; moreover, the results of the investigation suggest that none of the occupants was incapacitated by impact forces. Eleven of the occupants were able to successfully exit the helicopter; however, three people were unable to exit and succumbed to the effects of the post-crash fire.
After striking the ground, the helicopter rolled onto its left side, prohibiting the use of the left‑side exits. The passengers released their seat-belts and fell to the left side of the cabin. The Bell 212 passenger compartment is eight feet wide, which made passenger access to the right‑side emergency exit (now some distance overhead) very difficult.
Sources:
World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/recommandations-recommendations/aviation/1991/rec_a9109.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Sep-2009 05:46 | harro | Updated |
| 03-Jun-2014 17:06 | TB | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 04-Jun-2014 18:03 | TB | Updated [Cn] |
| 12-Oct-2016 14:20 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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