Far West 206 Crash At Stave Lake

[vortex]

Just hearing a Far West 206 has crashed at Stave Lake with 2 out of 3 seriously injured. Anybody heard anything?

[Helilog56]

A tidbit of information just in....a local 206 from a local Chilliwack operator just crashed north of Mission while working for B.C. Forestry. Sounds as though 1 has minor injuries, and 2 have more serious, but all will be okay....

[VERTICAL REF]

Not a good day - hopefully everyone will be all right!

[treetopflyer]

Two seriously hurt in helicopter crash north of Mission

 

A helicopter with three people on board has crashed just north of Mission...Someone from inside the chopper made the call for help after it flipped while trying to land near Devil's Lake.

 

 

News 1130

[transientorque2]

Anybody know who the pilot was?

[Helilog56]

The aircraft actually ended upsidedown in the middle of Devils Lake Glad no one on board was "worse" than seriously hurt.....Will be on BCTV news tonight at 6:00 and 11:00 pm pacific time.

[407 Driver]

some info on the company....

 

Far West

[N1]

Glad to see everyone got out.

 

Three people in hospital after helicopter crash

 

Thursday, October 27, 2005

 

Mission -- Two men and a woman were taken to hospital after a helicopter crash north of Mission yesterday.

 

The Bell 206 helicopter, equipped with floats, was trying to land at Devils Lake about 20 kilometres north of Mission when it flipped, said Gerry Pash, a spokesman for the Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria.

 

He said two search-and-rescue specialists rushed to the site and provided first aid before the victims were taken to hospitals in New Westminster and Vancouver.

 

The cause of the crash was not known. The chopper is owned by Far West Helicopters of Chilliwack, Mr. Pash said.

 

Search-and-rescue aircraft responded after receiving a call about the crash at about 1:30 p.m. CP

[transientorque2]

For those are wondering who the pilot was it wasn't Barry the owner who was flying. Looking at the news last night it looked as if the pilot was landing in the middle of the lake to do lake bottom sampling and if the water was calm, with the 1 bouey in place its most liklely that the pilot must have gotten disoriented of some sort. Those of us who have done this kind of work know that when the water starts waving you get that queasy feeling. Not much fun at all. There should be at least 2 to 3 of these boueys in place. Much cheaper than an accident. They were all very lucky indeed to make it out.

[downwash]

You've got that right, TT2. It ain't just glassy water that can make for BIG trouble.