2005 heli-ski pickup tail-rotor strike
The TSB occurrence review identifies a heli-ski pickup in which visual references were lost and the tail rotor struck terrain.
At a glance
- Date
- 2005-01-01
- 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
- A05P0044
Confirmed facts
- The event occurred during approach to pick up heli-skiers.
- The tail rotor struck terrain after visual references were lost.
Timeline
2005-01-01
Occurrence
The TSB occurrence review identifies a heli-ski pickup in which visual references were lost and the tail rotor struck terrain.
What remains unknown
- Fatality count is unknown.
- Serious injury count is unknown.
- Exact date, location, aircraft and operator require the occurrence record.
Sources
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
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Revision history
- v2 · 22/08/2026 — Published from approved import batch incident-pilot-2026-08.
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