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| Date: | Sunday 28 January 1996 |
| Time: | 21:00 |
| Type: |  Bell 205A-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Campbell Helicopters Ltd. |
| Registration: | C-FMQN |
| MSN: | 30082 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SPEARMINT GLACIER (WHISTLER) -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
During the approach for landing at 8,000 feet ASL, the pilot of the Bell 205 helicopter encountered a whiteout-like condition in swirling snow. He lost visual reference and touched down hard, resulting in damage to the skid-gear. There were no injuries.
Sources:
CADORS 1996P0032
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 June 2002 | C-FMQN | Campbell Helicopters | 0 | Tobin Lake, SK | |
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