# NTSB ANC13WA051: Bell 206B, Fort McMurray, Canada, May 29, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: May 29, 2013, 11:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place: Fort McMurray, Canada
- Coordinates: 57.866664, -111.783332 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.8667&lon=-111.7833&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 87048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC13WA051
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87048/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13WA051

## Factual narrative

On May 29, 2013, about 1110 mountain daylight time, a Canadian registered Bell 206B helicopter, C-FZWB, crashed approximately 75 nautical miles north of Ft. McMurray, Alberta, Canada. The helicopter was owned and operated by Aurora Helicopters Ltd., doing buisness as Wood Buffalo Helicopters. The pilot and one passenger sustained fatal injuries, one passenger sustained serious injuries. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian government. This report is for information purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Canadian government. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada 200 Promenade du Portage Place du Centre, 4th Floor Hull, Quebec K1A 1K8 Canada Tel.: (1) 819-994-4252 (1) 819-997-7887 (24 hour) E-mail: airops@tsb.gc.ca Fax: (1) 819-953-9586 Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-FZWB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1342
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operator: Aurora Helicopters Ltd., doing business as Wood Buffalo Helicopters
- Registered owner: Aurora Helicopters Ltd.
- Flight plan: Unknown

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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