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.
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A Bell 212 carrying a heli-ski group settled onto snow and rolled over during takeoff from Spearhead Glacier. Occupants escaped with minor injuries.
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An SA-319B supporting a heli-ski company developed severe vibration during a remote ridgeline landing east of Valdez. The pilot and five passengers were not injured.
The TSB occurrence review identifies a 1999 heli-skiing event involving loss of visual references in rotor-induced whiteout.
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.
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