AS350 landing accident at Kinbasket Lake
An AS350 conducting heli-ski operations near Kinbasket Lake rotated during landing and struck a tree with its tail. The authority notification reports no injuries.
At a glance
- Date
- 2017-01-30
- Location
- Kinbasket Lake, British Columbia, CA
- Activity
- Heli skiing
- Operational phase
- Landing
- Categories
- Aviation
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Party size
- 6
- Operator
- Unknown
- Flight operator
- Silver King Helicopters
- Investigation authority
- TSB Canada
- Investigation ID
- BEA2017-0055
Aircraft
- Aerospatiale · AS350 · AS350 · C-FLIZ · Involved
People by role
- Guest
- 5
- Pilot
- 1
Confirmed facts
- The helicopter was conducting heli-ski operations.
- The tail rotor and vertical fin struck a tree during landing.
Timeline
2017-01-30
Occurrence
An AS350 conducting heli-ski operations near Kinbasket Lake rotated during landing and struck a tree with its tail. The authority notification reports no injuries.
What remains unknown
- A final TSB report or occurrence record has not been linked in this pilot.
Sources
1. AS350 C-FLIZ occurrence at Kinbasket Lake
BEA France · Tier A · Primary source · Authority notification · EN
Published Unknown · Accessed 22/08/2026
Rights note: Link and attribute; notification data is preliminary.
Revision history
- v2 · 22/08/2026 — Published from approved import batch incident-pilot-2026-08.
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