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| Date: | Thursday 2 May 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206L LongRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Custom Helicopters Ltd. |
| Registration: | C-FYHN |
| MSN: | 45050 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Lewis Lake, NL -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Goose Bay Airport (CYYR), NL |
| Nain Airport (CYDP), NL | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A Custom Helicopters Ltd. Bell 206L departed from Goose Bay Airport (CYYR), NL, to Pangnirtung (CYXP), NU, on a VFR flight. The pilot was the sole occupant, and the trip would require planned fuel stops along the route, the first one planned for Nain Airport (CYDP), NL. About 75 nm north of CYYR, the visibility decreased due to snowfall and the pilot turned from the planned route to evaluate if visibility would improve. Visibility was poor and the pilot made multiple turns, began a descent, made a left turn, and struck the frozen surface of Lewis Lake while travelling parallel with the north shoreline of the lake. The helicopter rolled after striking the ice surface and came rest inverted. The pilot was able to egress through the right front door and activated the SOS feature of a portable satellite communicator that was pre-programmed to send a message to the company operations department. The pilot also ensured that the ELT was selected ON, directly at the ELT unit. The pilot changed out of wet clothes and sheltered in the helicopter wreckage to wait for the search and rescue services.
JRCC Halifax received the ELT signal and dispatched a SAR helicopter which transported the pilot to CYYR. The pilot received medical attention for minor head and hand injuries and was released.
Sources:
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 May 1989 | N501RS | American Helicopter Corp. | 0 | Wading River, NY |  |
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| 23 May 2022 | C-FYHN | Custom Helicopters Ltd | 0 | Kuujjuaq Airport, QC (CYVP) | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Jun-2024 09:13 | ASN | Added |
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