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Bksmithca
4th Sep 2022, 01:09
National Post is reporting that the Canadian Coast Guard lost a Bell 429 in northern Quebec Thursday. Reported that the pilot who was the lone occupant was shaken but unhurt.
Transport Canada pilot unscathed after spectacular crash of Coast Guard helicopter in northern Quebec (msn.com) (https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/transport-canada-pilot-unscathed-after-spectacular-crash-of-coast-guard-helicopter-in-northern-quebec/ar-AA11qkDl?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ef657e191571436a817e8f8ce8ab851f)
bell4can
4th Sep 2022, 13:24
Piurnuvituk (Québec)…heard 3 people (incl. pilot) on board..no fatalities.
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/922x692/85bef2d2_1c25_4bff_b1ad_cafb68aed5ed_c351bc577118e9f141a4df8 5e8e73f276af1a6fb.png
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/922x691/27b852cb_c573_4a6a_b21b_94e2a03b69ae_6566ae68b272a91e438bcd1 caf2d31506756a27d.png
albatross
4th Sep 2022, 19:42
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/526x434/b2db62e3_ced9_42d6_8143_86bd30ac30a7_dc04881e4265f8bd8118e8e b53b87eb4d3d3ec1d.jpeg
Location.
helihub
5th Sep 2022, 07:03
Another pic puts the location very close to a mast of some description
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/960x720/b429_9463774a1e1174243656874f6f7337d8a97b877f.jpg
albatross
5th Sep 2022, 20:06
Another pic puts the location very close to a mast of some description.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/960x720/b429_9463774a1e1174243656874f6f7337d8a97b877f.jpg
It would be interesting to see a photo of the entire antenna mast. Perhaps there is some impact damage near the top.
Sikpilot
6th Sep 2022, 04:14
That last picture reminds me of my days of medevac, getting the train vs pedestrian call. Train always won.
SASless
6th Sep 2022, 12:36
Odd thing about trains....you do not.ever have to guess exactly where they will travel.
Rarely does a large steel mast bolted to a huge concrete base go wandering about either.
albatross
6th Sep 2022, 18:40
Before this thread goes completely “off the rails”. Accident report from a train VS Helicopter accident in Canada years ago: “Considering the differences in speed and maneuverability of the two vehicles types involved we find this a very strange event!”
MLHeliwrench
6th Sep 2022, 20:35
Note the changing cloud/fog banks between pictures. Some of the cloud/fog looks quite low in the background. This time of year up north you are very frequently batting fog/low cloud to get any work done.
I've seen the result of heli vs mast before in NI and it ended up looking just like that.
Bell_ringer
8th Sep 2022, 14:54
Odd thing about trains....you do not.ever have to guess exactly where they will travel.
Rarely does a large steel mast bolted to a huge concrete base go wandering about either.
It is often forgotten that many a mast have support wires which can be damn hard to spot if you have focused on something else, with haze its even more difficult to spot.