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| Date: | Friday 15 August 2025 |
| Time: | c 16:24 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus Helicopters H125 Ecureuil (AS 350B3e) |
| Owner/operator: | Province of Nova Scotia, Dept of Natural Resources |
| Registration: | C-GZNR |
| MSN: | 8412 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2017 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Long Lake, NS -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Eurocopter AS350B3e Ecureuil (Airbus H125) crashed in shallow water while fore fighting fire at Long Lake, Nova Scotia.
The pilot was injured and was taken to a hospital.
The helicopter was conducting fire suppression operations near Fivefinger Lake. While lifting the bucket from the lake, the pilot reported hearing a loud bang, and that the helicopter subsequently lost power. The helicopter impacted the water and became partially submerged.
Sources:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/helicopter-crashes-while-fighting-long-lake-ns-wildfires/
https://toronto.citynews.ca/2025/08/15/pilot-conscious-talking-after-helicopter-crash-at-long-lake-wildfire/
https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/08/15/helicopter-incident
BEA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Aug-2025 01:37 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Aug-2025 03:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Aug-2025 09:28 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Aug-2025 13:52 | RobertMB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Aug-2025 14:47 | ASN | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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