ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 67809
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 August 2009 |
| Time: | 16:55 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 Raven II |
| Owner/operator: | Wild Water Heli-Fishing |
| Registration: | C-GNYT |
| MSN: | 10883 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Engine model: | Avco Lycoming IO-540-AE1A5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Liard Mountains, Northwest Territories -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Nahanni Butte, NWT |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The Robinson R44 Raven II (registration C-GNYT, serial number 10883) operated by Wild Water Heli-Fishing Ltd., departed Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, with a pilot and two passengers on board for a day visual flight rules flight. At 1655 Mountain Daylight Time, during an aborted landing on a narrow ridge in steep mountainous terrain, the helicopter turned 180 degrees and descended down a slope. The tail boom struck the ground, and the helicopter tumbled down the mountain side, breaking up and coming to rest about 900 feet below the ridge. The helicopter was destroyed by a post-impact fire. The emergency locator transmitter on board did not transmit. The pilot survived with serious injuries, and both passengers sustained fatal injuries.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2009/08/05/hard-chopper-crash.html
www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=1864243&sponsor=
CADORS 2009C2101
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2009/a09w0146/a09w0146.asp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2009 06:26 | peterj | Added |
| 09-Aug-2009 19:27 | slowkid | Updated |
| 20-Feb-2011 05:47 | harro | Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2023 09:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
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