Aerospatiale AS350 C-GSSS

Summary

On 27 May 2011, a Aerospatiale AS350 registered C-GSSS, operated by Expedition Helicopters, was involved in an accident near Big Trout Lake, Ontario, Canada. The number of people on board was not recorded. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 May 2011

Classification

Accident

Location

Big Trout Lake, Ontario, Canada

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Aerospatiale AS350

Registration

C-GSSS

Operator

Expedition Helicopters

Operating rule

Non-U.S., Commercial

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ENG11WA038

Injuries not recorded.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

An Expedition Helicopters Aerospatiale AS 350 B-2, registration C-GSSS, powered by a Honeywell LTS-101-700-D engine, was substantially damaged during an emergency autorotation landing following an in-flight engine shutdown. According to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada,the helicopter was transporting a drilling crew from a base camp about 80 miles east of Big Trout Lake, Ontario, to a drill site, when, while in cruise flight, an uncommanded left yaw was experienced. The pilot performed an autorotation and the helicopter landed hard in shallow water near the shore of a lake. The helicopter was substantially damaged, but all occupants exited the helicopter safely and waded to shore. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating this event. For further information, contact: Mr. Ross Penden, Investigator-In-Charge Transportation Safety Board of Canada Tele: +1-204-983-2847; Mobile +1-204 771-6999 Email: [email protected] This report is for informational purposes and contains only information obtained for or released by the TSB.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.