1999 heli-ski whiteout occurrence

The TSB occurrence review identifies a 1999 heli-skiing event involving loss of visual references in rotor-induced whiteout.

ClosedAuthoritative evidenceVerified 22/08/2026 · 1 source

At a glance

Date
1999-01-01
Location
Location not stated in selected summary, British Columbia, CA
Activity
Heli skiing
Operational phase
Landing
Categories
Aviation
Fatalities
Unknown
Serious injuries
Unknown
Party size
Unknown
Operator
Unknown
Flight operator
Unknown
Investigation authority
TSB Canada
Investigation ID
A99P0030

Confirmed facts

  • The occurrence involved heli-skiing and rotor-induced whiteout.

Timeline

  1. 1999-01-01

    Occurrence

    The TSB occurrence review identifies a 1999 heli-skiing event involving loss of visual references in rotor-induced whiteout.

What remains unknown

  • Only the occurrence year is retained from the selected summary.
  • Fatality count is unknown.
  • Serious injury count is unknown.
  • Aircraft and operator are unknown.

Sources

  1. 1. TSB Recommendation A90-81 — whiteout occurrence review

    Transportation Safety Board of Canada · Tier A · Primary source · Authority summary · EN

    Published Unknown · Accessed 22/08/2026

    Rights note: Link and attribute; paraphrase only.

Revision history

  1. v2 · 22/08/2026 Published from approved import batch incident-pilot-2026-08.

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