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| Date: | Wednesday 1 May 2024 |
| Time: | 14:20 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350BA |
| Owner/operator: | Aberdeen Helicopters Limited |
| Registration: | C-FXEJ |
| MSN: | 1031 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2 mn from Vernon Airport (CYVK), BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Vernon Airport, BC (YVE/CYVK) |
| Vernon Airport, BC (YVE/CYVK) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
An Aerospatiale AS 350 BA helicopter (registration C-FXEJ) operated by Aberdeen Helicopters Limited, took off from Vernon Airport (CYVK), BC, on a local training flight under visual flight rules with 2 crew members and 1 passenger on board. After a short time in flight, the hydraulics were shut off to accommodate a training exercise. A few minutes later, the helicopter began to pitch nose down. The pilots were able to mitigate, but not stop, the nose-down attitude. The helicopter hit the ground nose-down but remained upright. The aircraft was substantially damaged. There were no injuries.
Sources:
TSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2024 14:36 | ASN | Added |
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