A privately registered Bell 206L was conducting a visual flight rule (VFR) pleasure flight from Pasadena to a lodge at Snowy Lake with a pilot and a passenger on board.
The Transportation Safety Board has issued a statement concerning a helicopter crash that happened on the west coast March19th. It states, “a privately registered Bell 206L was conducting a visual flight rule (VFR) pleasure flight from Pasadena to a lodge at Snowy Lake with a pilot and a passenger on board. Upon arrival at the lodge the pilot attempted to land in a cleared area in front of the lodge. Due to the slope of the intended landing spot, the pilot elected to taxi forward toward a pathway that led to the adjacent lake. The pathway was lined by trees on both sides. As the helicopter air taxied forward into the clearing, the main rotor blades contacted trees to the left of the helicopter and control was lost. The helicopter came to rest on its left side and was substantially damaged. Both occupants were wearing helmets and were uninjured during the accident sequence. The TSB did not deploy any investigators to the scene. This occurrence was classified as a Class 5 occurrence, as per the TSB’s Occurrence Classification Policy (Appendix C). Class 5 occurrences are not subject to comprehensive investigations.”
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