Labrador Heli Crash

[Winnie]

Anybody want to PM me the initials or the name... This is a little too close to home.

 

Used to be practically neighbours with them, and almost went to work for them too...

[Guest Angry Egg Driver]

http://canadianpress.google.com/article/AL...Aa2IwYX4zRrYovg

[Elvis]

The previous link does not always open so here is a cut & paste

 

 

CADORS Number: 2007A1159 Reporting Region: Atlantic

 

Occurrence InformationOccurrence Type: Accident Occurrence Date: 2007/10/03

Occurrence Time: 1230 Z Day Or Night: day-time

Fatalities: 1 Injuries:

 

Canadian Aerodrome ID: CCD4 Aerodrome Name: Postville

Occurrence Location: Postville (CCD4) (5454N 5946W) Province: Newfoundland and Labrador

Country: CANADA World Area: North America

 

Reported By: TSB/CACO AOR Number: 86266-V2

TSB Class Of Investigation: TSB Occurrence No.: A07A0118

Event InformationCollision with terrain

Propeller/rotor strike

Aircraft InformationFlight #:

Aircraft Category: Helicopter Country of Registration: CANADA

Make: BELL TEXTRON - CAN Model: 206L

Year Built: 1977 Amateur Built: No

Engine Make: ALLISON Engine Model: 250-C20R

Engine Type: Turbo shaft Gear Type:

Phase of Flight: Climb Damage: Destroyed

Owner: NEWFOUNDLAND HELICOPTERS LIMITED Operator: NEWFOUNDLAND HELICOPTERS LIMITED (10216)

Operator Type: Commercial

 

Flight #:

Aircraft Category: Helicopter Country of Registration: CANADA

Make: Model:

Year Built: Amateur Built: No

Engine Make: Engine Model:

Engine Type: Gear Type:

Phase of Flight: Approach Damage: No Damage

Owner: UNIVERSAL HELICOPTERS NEWFOUNDLAND LIMITED Operator: UNIVERSAL HELICOPTERS NEWFOUNDLAND LIMITED (316)

Operator Type: Commercial

 

Detail InformationUser Name: MacQuarrie, Jack

Date: 2007/10/03

Further Action Required: Yes

O.P.I.: Commercial & Business Aviation

Narrative: A Canadian registered Bell 206 was taking off and contacted a slung load (Tidy tank -- fuel transportation) which was arriving at Postville under another helicopter. The Bell 206 crashed into the water and caught fire. The pilot is deceased. The second helicopter landed without further incident. The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) will be deploying to the scene. TSB Evaluating.

 

Please note that for the most part, CADORS reports contain preliminary, unconfirmed data which can be subject to change.

[Guest CHEVY II]

No. That's why I edited out the initials in Chevy's post...

:censored: gotta love censorship :censored:

[Mark_]

Oh...it was a 206! I thought it was a Labrador as in Vertol SAR.

That explains why it wasn't on the news last night.

 

My sincerest sadness and condolences to all who knew the pilot.

 

Mark

[Skidz]

:censored: gotta love censorship :censored:

 

Sorry Chevy, but I got a PM asking to remove the initials seeing as the pilot's name hadn't been released yet...

[Elvis]

Dang, one of the moderators actually moderating.

 

:shock: :shock:

[Skidz]

Dang, one of the moderators actually moderating.

 

:shock: :shock:

 

Surprising eh ?

 

I'm on daze off and figured I have some time to waste here and might as well earn my keep for a change...

[Elvis]

I am here almost 365 days a year and and willing to be a moderator

[Skidz]

I am here almost 365 days a year and and willing to be a moderator

 

Send Kyle a PM. I know most of the other mods have pretty much disappeared in the past couple years...