Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 105-S C-GCFU

Summary

On 10 September 2013 at about 00:45 local time, a Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 105-S registered C-GCFU, operated by Government Of Canada, Department Of Transport, was involved in an accident near McClure Strait, Canada. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 September 2013 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

McClure Strait, Canada

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm BO 105-S

Registration

C-GCFU

Category

Helicopter

Operator

Government Of Canada, Department Of Transport

Operating rule

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

NTSB number

ANC13WA097

3 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On September 9, 2013, about 1845 Mountain standard time, a Canadian Coast Guard Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm (MBB) BO105-S helicopter, Canadian registration C-GCFU, crashed into ocean waters near McClure Strait, Canada. The three crew members on board were fatally injured.The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada is investigating the accident. As the State of Manufacture of the engines, the NTSB has designated a U.S. accredited representative to assist the TSB in its investigation. All inquiries concerning this accident should be directed to the TSB of Canada: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.