EUROCOPTER AS-350-B2

Pickle Lake, Ontario, December 10, 2010

Event Information

DateDecember 10, 2010
Event TypeACC
LocationPickle Lake, Ontario
CountryCA
Highest InjuryNONE
NTSB NumberCEN11WA269
Event ID20110406X32218

Aircraft

MakeEUROCOPTER
ModelAS-350-B2
Registration #C-FORS
OperatorForest Helicopters
FAR PartNUSC
Aircraft DamageSUBS

Conditions

Light Condition-
Weather-

Injuries

Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
None1
Total Injured0

Full Narrative

On December 10, 2010, about 0900 eastern standard time, a Canadian registered Eurocopter AS-350-B2, C-FORS, operated by Forest Helicopters, sustained substantial damage during an autorotation landing after a loss of engine power during takeoff near Pickle Lake, Ontario. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight departed Pickle Lake on a local flight about 0825.

The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Canada. Any further information may be obtained from:

Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Place du Centre
200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 4B7

This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Canada.

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