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| Date: | Sunday 14 May 1995 |
| Time: | 17:05 |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale AS 350BA |
| Owner/operator: | Les Helicopteres Abitibi Ltee |
| Registration: | C-GHAV |
| MSN: | 2758 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | HINTON, 35 MI NW, ALBERTA -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
ON FINAL APPROACH TO REFUEL AT A STAGING AREA, AT APPROX 100 FT AGL, A/C BEGAN A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE DESCENT BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND HEAVILY. TAIL BOOM SEPARATED AND MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE DAMAGED. PILOT REPORTED A GUSTY ZERO TO 20 KT. TAILWIND CONTRIBUTED TO A/C SETTLING IN A VORTEX RING STATE. MINOR INJURIES. DAMAGE SUBSTANTIAL.
Sources:
CADORS 1995W0144
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