Bell 212 rollover and post-crash fire near Blue River
A Bell 212 supporting heli-skiing rolled over shortly after lift-off near Blue River. The TSB records three fatalities after a survivable impact and post-crash fire.
At a glance
- Date
- 1990-04-17
- Location
- Blue River, British Columbia, CA
- Activity
- Heli skiing
- Operational phase
- Takeoff
- Categories
- Aviation
- Fatalities
- 3
- Serious injuries
- Unknown
- Party size
- 14
- Operator
- Unknown
- Flight operator
- Unknown
- Investigation authority
- TSB Canada
- Investigation ID
- A90P0121
Aircraft
- Bell · 212 · Bell 212 · Involved
Confirmed facts
- The helicopter was supporting heli-skiing near Blue River.
- Three occupants did not escape the post-crash fire.
Timeline
1990-04-17
Occurrence
A Bell 212 supporting heli-skiing rolled over shortly after lift-off near Blue River. The TSB records three fatalities after a survivable impact and post-crash fire.
What remains unknown
- The serious-injury count is not stated in the selected authority summary.
- Operator identities require the full report.
Sources
1. TSB Recommendation A91-09 — Blue River heli-ski accident
Transportation Safety Board of Canada · Tier A · Primary source · Investigation summary · EN
Published 04/05/1993 · Accessed 22/08/2026
Rights note: Link and attribute; paraphrase only.
Revision history
- v2 · 22/08/2026 — Published from approved import batch incident-pilot-2026-08.
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