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| Date: | Wednesday 5 June 2013 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 II |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | C-FYXJ |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 2007 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lac Matonipi, QC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A13Q0104: C-FYXJ, a Groupe R.F.M. Inc. Robinson R44 II helicopter, was returning after a local VFR flight in the Lac Matonipi area. The weather conditions were 5?6°C, cloudy with strong winds and no precipitation. During the landing man?uvre, the aircraft was carried off course by the wind and the main rotor came into contact with trees. The aircraft?s main rotor, tail boom and tail rotor were substantially damaged. The pilot, alone on board, was not injured. , 2014-09-23 - Update: According to information from the Aircraft Maintenance Division, given the substantial damage to the aircraft, it is now in storage.
Sources:
CADORS 2013Q1503
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