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2012-06-01: Eurocopter AS350-B2 (Helicopter), C-FBHN — Bailey Helicopters Limited — Terrace, British Columbia 14 nm W, CA

Terrace, British Columbia 14 nm W, CA

On June 1, 2012, an Eurocopter AS350-B2 (Helicopter), C-FBHN operated by Bailey Helicopters Limited was involved in an aviation accident near Terrace, British Columbia 14 nm W, CA. This summary draws on records from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB).

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A Bailey Helicopters Eurocopter AS350-B2, registration C-FBHN, struck a snow-covered mountain ravine during a training flight, resulting in no survivors and aircraft destruction.

Occurrence Details

On the day of the accident, a Bailey Helicopters Limited Eurocopter AS350-B2 (registration C-FBHN, serial number 3763) departed Terrace Airport at 0754 Pacific Daylight Time for a local mountain training flight. On board were 2 pilots and 1 aircraft maintenance engineer.

At 0841, the helicopter struck the snow-covered side of a mountain ravine at an elevation of about 4000 feet above sea level in daylight conditions. The impact activated the 406-megahertz emergency locator transmitter, which initiated search activities. A local commercial helicopter operator located the accident site approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes later.

There was no fire. The aircraft was destroyed, and there were no survivors.

Investigation

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada conducted a class 3 investigation into the occurrence. This classification involves analyzing a small number of safety issues and may result in recommendations. Class 3 investigations are generally completed within 450 days.

Controlled flight into terrain

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