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| Date: | Wednesday 10 July 1996 |
| Time: | 01:00 |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale AS 350BA |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Helicopters Limited |
| Registration: | C-GDKD |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca ARRIEL 1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North of Nain, Labrador. -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter was landing at exploration camp A. While manouvering the tail rotor struck a large rock. When the pilot felt the vibration he landed the machine about six feet ahead of the rock without further incident. There were no injuries but the tail rotor, tail rotor drive and the tail boom was substantially damaged. TSB closed.
Sources:
CADORS 1996A0729
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