Date:	Wednesday 28 January 2009
Time:	17:00 UTC
Type:	Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:	Vancouver Island Helicopters Ltd
Registration:	C-FTDE
MSN:	2796
Year of manufacture:	1994
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Location:	10 nm E of Blue River, BC -   Canada
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Blue River, BC (CYCP)
Confidence Rating:	Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities

Narrative:
The AS350 hit a tree damaging the rotor blade and transmission. There were no injuries. The helicopter was involved with commercial heli-skiing operations prior to the accident.

1. Cadors Number: 2009P0105
2. TSB Occurrence No: A09P0015
3. http://helihub.com/2009/01/28/28-jan-09-c-ftde-eurocopter-as350b2-blue-river-bc-cycp-canada/

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
30-Jan-2009 10:05	harro	Added
19-Jul-2014 00:27	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ]
05-Jan-2017 09:47	Anon.	Updated [Damage, ]
05-Jan-2017 09:48	harro	Updated [Narrative, ]
26-Mar-2019 09:37	Aerossurance	Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]