# NTSB ANC18WA060: Bell 205, Hudson Bay, Canada, June 27, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: June 27, 2018, 23:13 local (23:13 UTC)
- Place: Hudson Bay, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Lead agency: Other
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97972
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC18WA060
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97972/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18WA060

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering: Part(s) separation from AC](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 563 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/338/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On June 27, 2018, at 1713 central standard time, a Canadian registered Bell 205A helicopter, C-FYHD, operated by Transwest Air Ltd Partnership, was substantially damaged during a precautionary landing due to severe airframe vibration at Buckmayer Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. The pilot was uninjured. The flight originated from, and was destined to Hudson Bay Airport (CYHB), Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan. The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Canadian Transportation Safety Board. This report is for informational 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 Website: http://www.tsb.gc.ca

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-FYHD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: Bell 205 (A1)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 30128
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Transwest Air Limited Partnership, By I
- Registered owner: Transwest Air Limited Partnership, By I
- Airworthiness certificate: 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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