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| Date: | Thursday 28 August 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-58D |
| Owner/operator: | Union Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-GUNI |
| MSN: | 58-1787 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Waskesiu, SK -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Little or no information is available |
During fire fighting operation, the bucket dump valve failed to release. While flying away from the fire line, the bucket dragged in trees and the helicopter settled into a bush.
Sources:
ICAO Adrep Summary 1986-6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2008 10:35 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Jul-2010 11:35 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Country, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
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