Air transportation safety investigation A20P0080
The occurrence
On , an Aérospatiale AStar AS350-B2 operated by Aberdeen Helicopters was conducting long lining operations 45 nm NW of Stewart, British Columbia, with one pilot on board. During initial lift off from a drill site located on a mountain, the pilot decided to set the load back down due to incoming bad weather. After the load was disconnected, the pilot departed for a staging area.