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From the Investigator Aircraft Occurrence Summary Type: Bell 206 Jet Ranger Date: 10 October, 2001 Location: CFB Edmonton, AB On 10 October 2001 a civilian registered Bell 206 Jet Ranger (C-GBXK), operated by 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron crashed while attempting a practice extended range autorotation, to a prepared grass strip, at CFB Edmonton. The aircraft initially touched down short of the prepared surface in a flat attitude, at approximately 70 Knots indicated airspeed (KIAS). The aircraft then bounced approximately 50 feet in the air, rotated through 720 degrees and impacted the ground 200 feet from the point of initial ground contact. The pilots received minor injuries and the aircraft sustained "A" category damage. The accident is under investigation. To download the report in .pdf format click here (134 kb) Back to Index   Errors and/or broken links... click here    Date modified: 2003-10-29 Important Notice