# NTSB CEN09WA607: Eurocopter AS350 B2, Némisko, Canada, August 28, 2009

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: August 28, 2009, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Némisko, Canada
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Transportation Safety Board of Canada
- NTSB case key (mKey): 74806
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09WA607
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/74806/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74806
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09WA607

## Sequence of events

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

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Landing-flare/touchdown: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On August 28, 2009, at 1200 eastern daylight time, a Eurocopter model AS350 B2 (AStar), s/n 3292, Canadian registration C-FHAP, experienced a loss of engine power during cruise flight near Némisko, Québec, Canada. The helicopter was substantially damaged during the subsequent forced landing to a lake shoreline. The pilot and 2 passengers were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Government. Further information may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Place du Centre 200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor Gatineau, Quebec K1A 1K8 Phone: 1 (800) 387-3557 Fax: 1 (819) 997-2239 E-mail: airops@tsb.gc.ca Webpage: http://www.tsb.gc.ca This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-FHAP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS350 B2
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 3292
- Engines: Honeywell Aerospace LTS101-700D-2 turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Abitibi Helicopters Ltd.
- Registered owner: Abitibi Helicopters Ltd.
- Departed: Camp Rupert
- Destination: Lake Mistassini
- Flight plan: Unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## Docket (1 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 28, 2009, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=74806. 17 KB in all.

- CEN09WA607 -- Docket Placeholder (item 1, .PDF, 17 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40321585&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=CEN09WA607%20--%20Docket%20Placeholder-Master.PDF

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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