ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 94936
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| Date: | Monday 1 January 2001 |
| Time: | 17:06 UTC |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta |
| Owner/operator: | Airborne Energy Solutions Ltd. |
| Registration: | C-GHAR |
| MSN: | 1154 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1989 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 85 miles N of Fort St. John, British Columbia -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Fort St. John, British Columbia (CYXJ) |
| 85 miles N of Fort St. John, British Columbia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The pilot of the Robinson R22 helicopter, C-GHAR, had landed at a gas well head building, 85 miles north of Fort St. John, British Columbia, and departed the aircraft with the engine/rotors still running. While the aircraft was unattended, the helicopter lifted off and spun around twice and came to a rest on its side. The helicopter was substantially damaged, and the registration C-GHAR was cancelled 05-01-2001 (four days after the accident). Aircraft presumably withdrawn from use, as "damaged beyond economic repair", as the registration was re-allocated on 09-12-2002 to a DHC-3
Sources:
1. CADORS Query 2001P0006
2. TSB Occurrence No:A01W0001
3. http://www.rotorspot.nl/product/r22.php
4. http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/2/ccarcs-riacc/RchHsRes.aspx?st=0&mh=GHAR&rfr2=ADet.aspx?id=501562&rfr=RchSimp.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2011 04:48 | slowkid | Added |
| 10-Aug-2013 13:01 | Anon. | Updated [Cn, Embed code] |
| 26-Sep-2016 11:55 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2016 11:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2016 11:57 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Damage] |
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