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Aircraft:C-GHLIPhoto date:Type:6 May, 2011Operator:Photo views:Location:2642Photo by:Former SE-JBU, re-constructed as C-GHLI in Canada.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JBU/3636
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Aircraft:SE-JBUPhoto date:Type:13 Jul, 2007Operator:Photo views:Location:1186Photo by:Dala Helikopter’s 500D is seen in its new colours. The aircraft was painted like a Dalahorse a few days earlier. The Dalahorse is a well-known ikon for the province of Dalarna in mid-western Sweden. The name the operator obviously origins from the name of the province.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JBU/598
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Aircraft:SE-JBUPhoto date:Type:2 Dec, 2005Operator:Photo views:Location:935Photo by:This photo was shot by Dala Helicopter's chief pilot, Mr Per-Gunnar Jonsson, on the top of Mt. Sånfjället, south of Hede, in Härjedalen district.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JBU/597
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Aircraft:SE-JBUPhoto date:Type:30 Sep, 2005Operator:Photo views:Location:978Photo by:Standing outside the maintenance centre Dala Airtech's large hangar at Dala Airport in Borlänge. This aircraft is based in Idre and is mainly used for tourism, agricultural work, inventories and reindeer herding by Dala Helikopter.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JBU/538
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Aircraft:SE-JBUPhoto date:Type:ca. 2005Operator:Photo views:Location:2086Photo by:Photographed 10 km north of Grövelsjön.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JBU/599
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Aircraft:SE-JBUPhoto date:Type:18 May, 2004Operator:Photo views:Location:1067Photo by:Seen during a sling load operation with the 'double hook' in Dalarna County.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JBU/600
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Aircraft:OY-HGDPhoto date:Type:Apr, 2000Operator:Photo views:Location:2592Photo by:Parked in Sandefjord, Torp.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JBU/5468
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Aircraft:SE-JBUPhoto date:Type:ca. 1995Operator:Photo views:Location:2050Photo by:Seen during a military exercise in southern Sweden.Direct link: http://www.nordicrotors.com/SE-JBU/315
SE-JBU
Information about SE-JBU
Aircraft Data
Reg: SE-JBU
S/N: 48-0294D
Year: 1978
Type:
Last known operator:
History:
G-GOGO, SE-JBU, OY-HGD
Fate:

The aircraft returned to Sweden in 2002, this time purchased by Malmskogens Helikopterleasing AB. The Idre based utility company Dala Helikopter AB soon hired the aircraft and eventually purchased the helicopter. It was mainly used for tourism, power line inspections, agricultural operations and reindeer herding.
The aircraft was painted with a Dalahorse pattern (the ikon for the province of Dalarna) in mid-2007.
The accident
The helicopter was performing a reindeer herding at Klutsjön (Idre), and was hovering at roughly 10-12 meters above the ground when the engine suddenly failed. The aircraft fell rapidly and hit hard. The two occupants obtained back injuries, but they were able to evacuate the wrecked helicopter and alert the rescue service, which arrived in approx 1 hour and 15 minutes. One of the crew members was later flown to Mora hospital by the rescue helicopter SE-JOJ.
The Investigation Board determined that the coupling between the engine compressor and turbine, a so-called Splined Adapter, had snapped due to a fatigue crack. The Board considers the Splined Adapter a week component in the engine design, despite measures taken by engine manufacturers and regulators.
The wreckage of SE-JBU was sold to Canada in early-2010. It was restored into a flying condition, and was eventually registered C-GHLI.