A21P0107

Occurrence type
Collision with water
Occurrence date
Occurrence Legacy Text

Collision with water
Black Tusk Helicopter Inc.
Kaman Aerospace Corporation K-1200 (helicopter), C-FZVM
Killam Bay, British Columbia

Mode
Air transportation
Listed
Yes
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Figure 3. The occurrence helicopter on the fuel barge at Killam Bay (Source: Black Tusk Helicopter Inc.)
Override completed
Off
Report date not available
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Safety issue investigation
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Figure 3. The occurrence helicopter on the fuel barge at Killam Bay (Source: Black Tusk Helicopter Inc.)

In-flight breakup of helicopter rotor system led to 2021 fatal collision with water in British Columbia

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Air transportation safety investigation A21P0107

The occurrence

On 04 October 2021, the Kaman Aerospace Corporation K-1200 helicopter (registration C-FZVM, serial number A-94-0053) operated by Black Tusk Helicopter Inc. was conducting helicopter logging operations in the vicinity of Killam Bay in Jervis Inlet, British Columbia, with only the pilot on board. Following a mid-day break, the pilot resumed transporting logs from a cut block to an ocean log pen approximately 0.6 nautical miles to the northwest.

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Deployment

TSB deploys an investigator to Nanaimo, BC, following helicopter accident in Jervis Inlet, BC

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