Accident to the Airbus AS350 registered C-GWCT on 15/08/2024 at Brooks Peninsula (Canada)

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Canadian authorities:

A West Coast Helicopters Maintenance and Contracting Ltd. Airbus Helicopter AS 350 B2 crashed under unknown circumstances in Brooks Peninsula.

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General information
Local date	15/08/2024
Responsible entity	Canada - TSB
State or area of occurrence	Canada
Location	Brooks Peninsula
Human consequences	Fatal
Number of death	1
Aircraft consequences	Destroyed
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2024-0349

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Helicopter - Small helicopter
Operator	Canada (West Coast Helicopters Maintenance and Contracting Ltd)
Manufacturer / Model	AEROSPATIALE - AS350
Aircraft Registration	C-GWCT
State of registry	Canada
Last departure point	Canada (Port McNeill, BC)
Planned destination	Canada (Port McNeill, BC)
Flight phase	Unknown
Serial number	7449
Operator Type AG	Unknown
Operation Type	Unknown

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