# NTSB CEN11WA269: Eurocopter AS-350-B2, Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada, December 10, 2010

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Foreign investigation
- Date: December 10, 2010, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place: Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Canadian TSB
- NTSB case key (mKey): 78780
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11WA269
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78780/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11WA269

## Factual narrative

On December 10, 2010, about 0900 eastern standard time, a Canadian registered Eurocopter AS-350-B2, C-FORS, operated by Forest Helicopters, sustained substantial damage during an autorotation landing after a loss of engine power during takeoff near Pickle Lake, Ontario. The commercial pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight departed Pickle Lake on a local flight about 0825. The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Government of Canada. Any further information may be obtained from: Transportation Safety Board of Canada Place du Centre 200 Promenade du Portage, 4th Floor Gatineau, Quebec J8X 4B7 This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained for the Government of Canada.

## Aircraft

- Registration: C-FORS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: EUROCOPTER AS-350-B2
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Non-U.S., commercial
- Operator: Forest Helicopters
- Departed: Pickle Lake
- Destination: Pickle Lake
- Flight plan: Unknown

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