Crash

[splitpin]

Event Information

 

Hard landing

Roll over

 

Aircraft Information

Flight #:

Aircraft Category: Helicopter Country of Registration: CANADA

Make: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS HC Model: 600N

Year Built: 1997 Amateur Built: No

Engine Make: ALLISON Engine Model: 250-C47M

Engine Type: Turbo shaft Gear Type:

Phase of Flight: Landing Damage: Unknown

Owner: OCEANVIEW HELICOPTERS LTD. Operator: OCEANVIEW HELICOPTERS LTD. (8536)

Operator Type: Commercial

 

Detail Information

User Name: Samson, Donna

Date: 2009/03/26

Further Action Required: Yes

O.P.I.: Commercial & Business Aviation

Narrative: The Oceanview Helicopters Hughes MD600N, origin/destination unknown, experienced impact and roll over upon landing near Toba Inlet, BC (50.37.10N 123.57.94W). It was reported that white out conditions may have existed at the time. The 3 souls on board escaped injury.

[twinstar_ca]

glad to hear all walked away... congrats to the driver!! :up:

[BAH]

good to hear they all walked away

[Freefall]

Glad to hear everyone is ok.

[flingwinger]

Glad to hear everyone is ok.

 

I heard that this machine had landed then was wiped out by an avalanche after they had been bombing?

 

[vortex516]

I would suspect something to do with the Toba Inlet power project. There's been some bad luck out there...

[arctic_front]

I have a buddy working there as a construction worker.... I'll see what i can find out.

 

 

[Rotorboy2]

Very glad to hear everyone was okay 'cuz that's all that matters!

[thekingshead]

Did they purchase a 600N for the power project?

[splitpin]

A VERY unsubstantiated rumour from the "tea lady in the canteen" that the machine sent to sling out the wreck, itself had a small problem this morning. According to the RUMOUR the pad built for the rescue machine collapsed and the machine rolled down the mountain totalling it. The good rumour is that nobody was hurt.

Anyone in the know out there??

 

Again, just a rumour, if wrong, set me straight.