Incident Aérospatiale AS 350BA Ecureuil C-FHHH, Thursday 10 January 2008
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Date:Thursday 10 January 2008
Time:18:10 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Aérospatiale AS 350BA Ecureuil
Owner/operator:Universal Helicopters Newfoundland Ltd.
Registration: C-FHHH
MSN: 1421
Year of manufacture:1981
Engine model:Turbomeca ARRIEL 1B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Kenmount Road, St. John´s, Newfoundland and Labrador -   Canada
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:CDC2 Heliport, St. Johns, NL (YYT/CYYT)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: TSB
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
A Canadian registered Aerospatiale AS 350BA, departed from the CDC2 Heliport, adjacent to St. John's
airport at 17:58 Z, for a training flight in the Mount Pearl area. The RCMP received a report of a crash at approximately 18:10 Z and contacted the St. John's Tower at approximately 18:25 Z. The accident occurred near Kenmount Road, St. John's, approximately two miles from the airport. The two injured crewmembers were transported to hospital in St. John's.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: TSB
Report number: A08A0007
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 2 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

1. CADORS 2008A0044
2. http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2008/a08a0007/a08a0007.asp
3. http://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/435989/publication.html

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft

18 July 1999 C-FHHH 0 Crescent Creek, AB 25 Mi W of Nordegg unk
18 July 2018 C-FHHH Hélicoptères Transit Ltée 0 50 nm SE of Lebel-sur-Quévillon (CSH4), QC sub

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Feb-2010 08:49 slowkid Added
30-Jun-2014 00:40 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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