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| Date: | Thursday 21 May 2009 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale AS 350B-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Helicopters Limited |
| Registration: | C-FPLJ |
| MSN: | 1060 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca ARRIEL 1D1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 20 NM Northeast of Kitimat, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A09P0124: The pilot of the Canadian Helicopters AS-350B2 helicopter (C-FPLJ) was landing on a snow-covered surface 20 NM Northeast of Kitimat and lost visual reference. A landing skid dug into the snow and the helicopter rolled over. There were no injuries to the four occupants and the helicopter was substantially damaged.
Sources:
CADORS 2009P0661
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 March 1983 | N3593D | Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | East Cameron oil field, Gulf of Mexico |  |
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| 2 June 2004 | C-FPLJ | Canadian Helicopters Ltd. | 0 | Havre St-Pierre, Quebec | |
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