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| Date: | Thursday 29 July 2010 |
| Time: | 11:23 |
| Type: |  Bell 214B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Transwest Helicopters |
| Registration: | C-GTWV |
| MSN: | 28048 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming T5508D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Yalokom Valley, near Lillooet, BC -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Lost power and crashed while enroute for fighting fire.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/local/2010/07/29/14869566.html
http://www.flightsource.ca/blog/flightdeck/2010/07/29/helicopter-crashes-fighting-jade-mountain-fire/
CADORS report #2010P1067
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2010 01:02 | Black Typhoon | Added |
| 30-Jul-2010 08:34 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2010 15:10 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jul-2010 15:14 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, ] |
| 20-Oct-2012 11:43 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Feb-2013 08:56 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
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