Accident de l'Airbus A350 B2 immatriculé C-FAHC survenu le 17/08/2020 à Eskay Creek Mine [Enquête menée par BST / Canada]
Collision avec le sol par conditions météorologiques advesres, en travail à l'élingue
Autorité en charge
Données préliminaires issues de la notification des autorités du Canada :
At approximately 18:30 UTC (14:30 EDT) on 17 August 2020, an Aerospatiale AS350 helicopter registered C-FAHC to Aberdeen Helicopters Inc. crashed while carrying out a long-line sling operation near the Eskay Creek Mine, roughly 45 nautical miles northwest of Stewart, BC (CZST). The sole pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed in a post-crash fire. The aircraft was reported overdue at 19:40 UTC (15:40 EDT) and the wreckage was located two (2) hours later by another company helicopter.