Phoenix Heli Flight crash
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One killed in helicopter crash east of Firebag River By ASHLEY CREWE Today staff Monday July 23, 2007 One person is dead and four others injured after a helicopter crash Sunday night. At about 8 p.m. the helicopter, working for Forestry under Alberat Sustainable Resource Development crashed 65 kilometres northeast of Fort McMurray, east of Firebag River in Township 95 and Range Road 4. The pilot and three of the occupants survived and were treated at the Northern Lights Regional Health Centre for their injuries while one male occupant died as a result of the crash. Const. Tiffany Miller confirmed that all of the occupants were adult and said police are not releasing the name of the deceased at this time, pending family notification. "The survivors suffered non-life threatening injuries and 3 of the 4 of them remain in the hospital, one was released last night," said Miller. Miller said full investigation of the crash is still in the primary stages this morning. |
was this AS350BA C-FHLF?
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Occurrence Type: Accident Occurrence Date: 2007/07/23
Occurrence Time: 0100 Z Day Or Night: day-time Fatalities: 1 Injuries: 4 Canadian Aerodrome ID: CYMM Aerodrome Name: Fort McMurray Occurrence Location: 60 NM NE of Fort McMurray (CYMM) Province: Alberta Country: CANADA World Area: North America Reported By: TSB Edmonton AOR Number: TSB Class Of Investigation: TSB Occurrence No.: Event Information Collision with terrain Aircraft Information Flight #: Aircraft Category: Helicopter Country of Registration: CANADA Make: AEROSPATIALE Model: AS 350BA Year Built: 1979 Amateur Built: No Engine Make: TURBOMECA Engine Model: ARRIEL 1B Engine Type: Turbo shaft Gear Type: Land Phase of Flight: Cruise Damage: Substantial Owner: PHOENIX HELI-FLIGHT INC. Operator: PHOENIX HELI-FLIGHT INC. (6701) Operator Type: Commercial Detail Information User Name: Ridley, Rod Date: 2007/07/23 Further Action Required: No O.P.I.: System Safety Narrative: An AS 350 helicopter operated by Phoenix Heli-Flight, was en route from a firefighting area to Fort McMurray with a pilot and four firefighters on board. For unknown reasons, the helicopter went down in a swampy area about 60 miles northeast of YMM and one of the firefighters was killed and the other four occupants were injured. Other helicopters operating in the area responded to the site and evacuated the injured people. TSB Edmonton has sent two investigators to the site |
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