Bell 212 rollover on Spearhead Glacier
A Bell 212 carrying a heli-ski group settled onto snow and rolled over during takeoff from Spearhead Glacier. Occupants escaped with minor injuries.
At a glance
- Date
- 2005-02-11
- Location
- Spearhead Glacier, British Columbia, CA
- Activity
- Heli skiing
- Operational phase
- Takeoff
- Categories
- Aviation
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Party size
- 12
- Operator
- Unknown
- Flight operator
- Tasman Helicopters Ltd.
- Investigation authority
- TSB Canada
- Investigation ID
- A05P0032
Aircraft
- Bell · 212 · Bell 212 · C-GEEC · Involved
People by role
- Guest
- 11
- Pilot
- 1
Confirmed facts
- The Bell 212 was used in heli-ski operations near Whistler.
- The helicopter rolled over during takeoff.
Timeline
2005-02-11
Occurrence
A Bell 212 carrying a heli-ski group settled onto snow and rolled over during takeoff from Spearhead Glacier. Occupants escaped with minor injuries.
What remains unknown
- The activity operator is not named in the selected summary.
Sources
1. Aviation Investigation Report A05P0032
Transportation Safety Board of Canada · Tier A · Primary source · Final investigation · 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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