300 Crash

[Helilog56]

 

ITT MEADOWS (NEWS1130) Their helicopter is now under water, but two men aboard escaped relatively unharmed after a crash yesterday afternoon.

Theres no word what caused the small chopper to plunge to the ground, roll onto a riverbank and then sink into the north end of Pitt Lake.

The two men inside escaped with only minor injuries and were quickly located by a nearby military helicopter that happened to be training nearby.

The Cormorant was up training at the time near Texada, so he was tasked to proceed to that location.Got on scene, saw the helicopter rolled over on its side in the riverbed, says Captain Ray Jacobson with the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre.

Fortunately, everything was quick. It was probably, until the time we got the call from the helicopter being on-scene, was about 30 minutes, he adds.

The pair had walked a short distance from the crash and were quickly found. They were airlifted to Abbotsford Hospital.

[just looking]

Wonder of there is any go pro video.

[Bif]

Wonder of there is any go pro video.

 

And awaaaaay we go...

 

Glad whoever it was on board made it out ok. Speedy recoveries.

[412driver]

Let's wait for facts, shall we?

[helicopterjim]

Let's wait for facts, shall we?

 

Facts .... what do we need those for?

[steveflyswri]

Who's aircraft was it?

[Twin Helix]

I would guess it was a flightschool since I can't think of anybody in the area doing work with 300s. Only one school I know of near Pitt with 300s.

[Skidz]

CADORS is your friend...

 

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[just looking]

CADORS is your friend...

 

2014P0128

Really well this one says next to zero about the incident. The only information on this is who owned the aircraft and the Ident of it. Other then that it says it went on a site seeing tour and it had an accident. Doesn't say if it was inflight and had a failure. Or if was landing and hit something.

[212wrench]

Gives enough information for the speculation and mudslinging to begin.