ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141929
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 17-JAN-2012 |
| Time: | 13:50 PST |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Operator: | Government Of Canada: Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
| Registration: | C-FMPG |
| C/n / msn: | 3082 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Cultus Lake, near Chilliwack, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
On 17 January 2012, at approximately 1350 Pacific Standard Time, a Eurocopter AS350-B3 helicopter (C-FMPG) of the Government of Canada (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) took off from a staging area with only the pilot onboard. The helicopter was hovering briefly at about 80 feet above ground level when suddenly an abnormal noise and puff of smoke occurred, seemingly from the engine. The helicopter descended, turned about 180°, and crashed on the ground below. The pilot was attended by medically trained personnel within 30 seconds of the crash, however his injuries were fatal. The aircraft was destroyed. There was no post-crash fire. It had been snowing before the accident.
The pilot was the only person aboard and died from his injuries.
Sources:
http://tsb.gc.ca/eng/medias-media/majeures-major/aviation/a12p0008/mi-a12p0008.asp
http://bc.rcmp.ca/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=50&languageId=1&contentId=23862
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/one-person-dead-rcmp-chopper-goes-down-b-233304640.html
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Pilot+killed+RCMP+helicopter+crash+near+Chilliwack/6010419/story.html
http://www.calgarysun.com/2012/01/17/rcmp-chopper-reportedly-crashes-in-bc
http://www.theprogress.com/news/137524553.html
http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5900514 (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2012 00:11 | Thaimax | Added |
| 18-Jan-2012 00:36 | FLYINGBROTHER1 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Damage] |
| 18-Jan-2012 06:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2012 11:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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