Accident Eurocopter AS 350B Ecureuil C-GHZN, Friday 2 May 2025
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Date:Friday 2 May 2025
Time:c 15:10 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter AS 350B Ecureuil
Owner/operator:Horizon Helicopters Ltd
Registration: C-GHZN
MSN: 1749
Year of manufacture:1984
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:near Whitehorse, YT -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Whitehorse-Erik Nielsen International Airport, YT (YXY/CYXY)
Destination airport:Whitehorse-Erik Nielsen International Airport, YT (YXY/CYXY)
Investigating agency: TSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A Eurocopter AS 350B was being operated on a training flight with 2 pilots on board. After conducting several different training exercises over the course of about an hour, the pilots performed several autorotations to a large clearing. During the fourth autorotation, the aircraft collided with the ground, fatally injuring one of the pilots.

Sources:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/one-pilot-died-in-whitehorse-helicopter-crash-company-says-1.7526698
https://www.yukon-news.com/news/one-fatality-reported-in-helicopter-crash-near-whitehorse-7987892
https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.7526698
https://www.wingsmagazine.com/tsb-investigating-helicopter-on-training-flight-crashes-in-whitehorse/
https://www.mytruenorthnow.com/77677/featured/helicopter-accident-involving-an-airbus-in-whitehorse/
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-airbus-as350-registered-c-ghzn-on-02-05-2025-near-whitehorse-ad/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-May-2025 00:15 Captain Adam Added
04-May-2025 04:24 RobertMB Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
04-May-2025 09:54 Aerossurance Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Narrative, ]
05-May-2025 23:28 RobertMB Updated [Total fatalities, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
08-May-2025 05:40 Anon. Updated [Narrative, ]
09-May-2025 17:31 ASN Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ]
02-Jun-2025 06:34 ASN Updated [Nature, Narrative, ]

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