412driver Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Pilot injured after helicopter carrying 10 people goes down in central B.C. Tue Mar 23, 6:54 AM By The Canadian Press ALEXIS CREEK, B.C. - Police aren't saying much after a helicopter crash in central B.C. RCMP Const. Craig Douglass says the chopper carrying 10 people went down while on its way to a heli-skiing site near Alexis Creek, 100 kilometres west of Williams Lake, Monday afternoon. Douglass says only the pilot suffered injuries and the rest of the chopper's occupants were safely evacuated by charter provider White Saddle Air. Douglass says police don't know know why the helicopter went down, how far it might have fallen or the extent of the pilot's injuries. The Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation into the incident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullet Remington Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Bugger!! Hope he gets back on his feet ok!! Glad there was nobody else hurt!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilot5 Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Pas bon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splitpin Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 What company and who was the Pilot?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heli-what? Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Rumour has it, that it was Skyline Helicopters out of BC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopperman Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Speedy recovery to the pilot and glad to hear it was mostly metal bent, from all at Gemini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIC Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Hope the pilot recovers quickly. Safe flying everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heli-what? Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 CADORS report: Helicopter Country of Registration: CANADA Make: BELL TEXTRON - USA Model: 212 Year Built: 1979 Amateur Built: No Engine Make: PRATT & WHITNEY-CAN Engine Model: PT6T-3B Engine Type: Turbo shaft Gear Type: Phase of Flight: Unknown Damage: Unknown Owner: SKYLINE HELICOPTERS LTD Operator: SKYLINE HELICOPTERS LTD. (10474) Operator Type: Commercial Event InformationCollision with terrain ELT/SAR/comm search Propeller/rotor strike TCAS alert Detail InformationUser Name: Samson, Donna Date: 2010-03-23 Further Action Required: Yes O.P.I.: Commercial & Business Aviation Narrative: UPDATE from RCC Victoria: A1-222256Z. A78FG01F5A002F1 (514152N1250600W - Costal Mountains). Canadian Mission Control Centre (CMCC) reported a 406 ELT in the Costal Mountains. Helicopter C-GSLZ had a blade strike during landing. All members aboard were reported safe. No further action required. User Name: Samson, Donna Date: 2010-03-23 Further Action Required: No O.P.I.: Commercial & Business Aviation Narrative: At 0130Z the Alexis Creek RCMP advised of a helicopter crash. Subsequently, information received from the Rescue Coordination Centre revealed that the Skyline Helicopters Bell B212 (C-GSLZ), VFR origin/destination unknown, had crashed 20 miles west of White Saddle Ranch. There were 11 souls on board with 1 injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heli-what? Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Glad to hear the pilot will be fine!!! Hope you have a speedy recovery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimit Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Best wishes to the pilot for a speedy recovery! Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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