| Date: | Monday 30 July 2001 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Eurocopter AS 350BA |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Helicopters Ltd |
| Registration: | C-FVVH |
| MSN: | 2612 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Engine model: | Turbomeca ARRIEL 1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | 13 nm W of Grande Cache, AB -
Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Grande Prairie, Alberta |
| Destination airport: | Grande Cache, Alberta |
| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The pilot of C-FVVH, an Aerospatiale AS 350 with 6 people on board, called Edmonton ACC to report that the helicopter had experienced an accident 13 nautical miles west of Grande Cache, Alberta. The helicopter had been on a VFR flight from Grande Prairie to Grande Cache and back, when the pilot observed a loss of rotor RPM. During landing, the helicopter rolled onto its side. One passenger received a minor injury. The company dispatched another helicopter to pick up the occupants.
Accident investigation:
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| Investigating agency: | TSB |
| Report number: | A01W0190 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | 8 months |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
1. CADORS 2001C0929
2. TSB AVIATION INVESTIGATION REPORT A01W0190
3.
http://www.tsb.gc.ca/eng/rapports-reports/aviation/2001/a01w0190/a01w0190.pdf 5.
http://www.regosearch.com/aircraft/ca/FVVH Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 12-Jan-2011 15:00 |
slowkid |
Added |
| 10-Jul-2014 00:12 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Oct-2018 13:24 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Location, Source, ] |
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