On September 24, 2006, about 2350 universal coordinated time (UTC), a Bell 204B helicopter, Canadian registration C-GSHK, operated by Heli-Lift International Inc., Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada, departed from Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan, on a VFR flight with an external load for an unknown destination. At 2340 UTC, the pilot reported via radio that he had experienced a problem with a door. The helicopter was observed to descend to the ground where it was destroyed by impact and postimpact fire. The pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries.

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