wcobra Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 My deepest sympathy and condolences to Matt's Family, and the staff and crew at KMH / KHT. Daryl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyguy13 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Rest in Peace Matt, sympathy to friends and family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIguy Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Tragic news... thoughts go out to the families involved and employees of KMH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitestone Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS) : Report Record #1Cadors Number: 2012C1381 Reporting Region: Prairie & Northern Occurrence InformationOccurrence Type: Accident Occurrence Date: 2012-03-30 Occurrence Time: 1925 Z Day Or Night: day-time Fatalities: 1 Injuries: 4 Canadian Aerodrome ID: Aerodrome Name: Occurrence Location: 510636N / 115093W near Kananaskis Province: Alberta Country: CANADA World Area: North America Reported By: NAV CANADA AOR Number: 144599-V1 TSB Class Of Investigation: 3 TSB Occurrence No: A12W0031 Aircraft InformationFlight #: Aircraft Category: Helicopter Country of Registration: CANADA Make: BELL TEXTRON - CAN Model: 206B Year Built: 1976 Amateur Built: No Engine Make: ALLISON Engine Model: 250-C20 Engine Type: Turbo shaft Gear Type: Land Phase of Flight: Cruise Damage: Substantial Owner: KANANASKIS MOUNTAIN HELICOPTERS LTD Operator: KANANASKIS MOUNTAIN HELICOPTERS LTD. (8960) Operator Type: Commercial Event InformationCollision with terrain ELT/SAR/comm search Weather - precipitation Weather - visibility Detail InformationUser Name: Ridley, Rod Date: 2012-04-02 Further Action Required: No O.P.I.: System Safety Narrative: A 406 ELT registered to a Kananaskis Mountain Helicopters Bell 206 was detected by SARSAT on 30 March at 1730z. A 435 Squadron Hercules was dispatched at 1742z. The wreckage was sighted at 1806z on the side of a mountain near Highways 1 and 40 east of Canmore with 3 people waving and others not moving. The area was impossible to land. Alpine Helicopters out of nearby Canmore were chartered due to their proximity and slinging capabilities but severe weather moved in and snow/fog covered the whole area for over 70 minutes. When the weather lifted, Alpine Helicopters arrived to the crash site at 2010z and slung all 5 POB to a safe landing point. The pilot was critically injured and taken by ambulance to the hospital, but he died prior to arrival. The four sightseeing British passengers received minor injuries and were treated and released from medical care. TSB Edmonton will deploy two investigators to the site. User Name: Ridley, Rod Date: 2012-04-03 Further Action Required: No O.P.I.: System Safety Narrative: UPDATE TSB reported that the Kananaskis Mountain Helicopters Bell 206B, C-GLQI, with 4 passengers was on a sightseeing tour of the Bow Valley when it crashed near Brokenleg Lake. The pilot was fatally injured and the passengers suffered minor injuries. Two TSB investigators have been dispatched to the site. User Name: Ridley, Rod Date: 2012-04-04 Further Action Required: No O.P.I.: System Safety Narrative: UPDATE TSB reported that they will conduct a Class 3 investigation; a Minister's Observer has been appointed. Please note that for the most part, CADORS reports contain preliminary, unconfirmed data which can be subject to change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 My thoughts are with all of you at Kmh, the crew who is probably closer then ever, and the owners....what a terrible tragedy......sincerely NB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 My thoughts are with all of you at Kmh, the crew who is probably closer then ever, and the owners....what a terrible tragedy......sincerely NB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fan Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 And first and foremost the family obviously, sorry for the typo..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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