Helicopter landed on edge of swamp, passengers began to unload their equipment from port side equipment basket, causing helicopter to tilt aft and left damaging the tail boom and tail rotor blades when they contacted the water. CADORS 2013C2009

Date:

19 May, 2013

Reg:

C-GYWB

Make:

Eurocopter

Model:

AS350

MSN:

1297

Location:

45 miles NW of Fort McMurray, Alberta

Country:

Canada

Civil / Military:

Civil

Operator:

Wood-Buffalo-Helicopters