What: Sarvair AviationRobinson R44 (owned and operated by Klint Sarver) en route from Grande Prairie to Grande Cache
Where: about 50 km before reaching its destination Grande Cache, Alta
When: 6 p.m. Friday night. (rescue saturday Jan 31) ,
Who: Passenger and pilot are recovering.
Why: The crash is under investigation; it is thought that the helicopter flipped and slammed into a mountain. The pilot has a punctured lung and other injuries; and was transported to Grande Prairie. Passenger was uninjured.
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Does anyone know why a crash that occured at 6 PM on a Friday not far from populated areas took until the next day to rescue the survivors? Did something go wrong here? Is there something that can be improved in the response?
The latest details available on the crash don't discuss that--Apparently.the engine was producing less power than usual and when the collective was reduced the RPM was barely maintained. The pilot elected to land in a small clearing surrounded by trees but could not, possibly due to carb ice. And the pilot could not land on sloped terrain, so the craft fell over on its side.
Not being familiar with the location, I would speculate the length of time was due to 1 no flight plan; 2 no witnesses 3; weather 4; difficult access (for one reason or another)
Somebody has to know you're gone to start looking. I don't see details of the passenger or pilot calling it in or being in contact with a control tower or having gps
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