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| Date: | Thursday 13 May 2010 |
| Time: | 16:50 |
| Type: |  Aerospatiale AS 350B-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Trans North Turbo Air Limited |
| Registration: | C-GTNV |
| MSN: | 1655 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca ARRIEL 1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dawson City (CYDA) -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Trans North Helicopters Astar AS 350-B2, C-GTNV, was transporting a 5 man line crew to a job about 50 miles south of Dawson City, YT. Just prior to touchdown in a mountain saddle, a high rate of descent developed, resulting in a hard landing. There were no injuries to the pilot and passengers, but the helicopter had a collapsed RH skid, and damage to the tail rotor and tail boom.
Sources:
CADORS 2010C1529
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 August 2005 | C-GTNV | Trans North Turbo Air | 0 | Howard´s Pass Camp, Northwest Territories | |
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| 17 June 2006 | C-GTNV | Trans North Turbo Air Limited | 0 | Burrage Creek, 8 NM W | |
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| 31 March 2019 | C-GTNV | Trans North Turbo Air Limited | 0 | Coldfoot, AK |  |
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