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| Date: | Friday 8 December 2006 |
| Time: | 22:35 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 II |
| Owner/operator: | Gogal Air Services Ltd. |
| Registration: | C-FLAJ |
| MSN: | 10965 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 NM N of Cranberry Portage -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
TSB reported that the Gogal Air Services Robinson R44, C-FLAJ, was lifting off from a confined area about 5 NM north of Cranberry Portage, MB. During lift-off the main rotor contacted a power line and the helicopter crashed. There were no injuries; however, the helicopter was substantially damaged. The two occupants were able to communicate by radio and satellite phone and walked two miles to a highway where they were met by the RCMP., 2006-12-11 - The pilot of C-FLAJ, a Robinson R44 helicopter, contacted Winnipeg FIC on Flin Flon 122.0 and advised that he had put the helicopter down in the bush 2 miles east of Highway 10 and 5 miles north of Cranberry Portage. The pilot reported the a/c was a total loss. He and a passenger walked to the highway, where company personnel were going to pick them up. TSB report to follow.
Sources:
CADORS 2006C3198
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