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| Date: | Sunday 6 July 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | C-GKVX |
| MSN: | 52387 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hespero/Safron Residence Heliport, AB (CTS6) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | The Lodge at Panther River, AB |
| Hespero/Safron Residence Heliport, AB (CTS6) | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
A Bell 206L-4 helicopter crashed while landing at Hespero/Safron Residence Heliport, near Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. The passenger died in the crash. The pilot was taken by air ambulance to hospital in a life-threatening condition.
At approximately 1220 MDT the pilot conducted his second approach to a grass strip attached to the heliport. The helicopter impacted the ground and the skid gear collapsed. One main rotor blade struck the tail boom, cutting off the tail rotor gear box. The second main rotor blade was sheared off by the upper wire cutter.
Sources:
https://rdnewsnow.com/2025/07/06/one-deceased-in-helicopter-crash-west-of-red-deer/
https://www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Alberta/560198/One-dead-one-injured-in-helicopter-crash-west-of-Red-Deer-Alta
https://skyvector.com/airport/CTS6/Hespero-Safron-Residence-Heliport
https://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/medias-media/deploiement-deployment/aviation/2025/20250706.html
TSB
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jul-2025 05:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Jul-2025 05:14 | gerard57 | Updated [Date, ] |
| 07-Jul-2025 07:13 | ASN | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 07-Jul-2025 07:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jul-2025 15:15 | Uisge | Updated [Source, ] |
| 21-Jul-2025 18:05 | ASN | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jul-2025 09:53 | ASN | Updated |
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