Incident at Thompson, Manitoba

1996-12-04: The helicopter did a NORDO, approached the airfield and landed on the north ramp. There was no other traffic and nil conflicts. The pilot phoned ATS on arrival and informed them that he had had an electrical failure. UPDATE: Approximately 11 miles out of Thompson, the pilot of a Custom Helicopters Bell 206B indicated that he got multiple warning lights, followed by a complete electrical failure. The pilot re-set the generator switch, but could not restore electrical power. The weather was VFR and the pilot had been monitoring 122.5 since 20 miles out and was familiar with the traffic. As a precaution the pilot followed the highway into Thompson and landed on the north side of the airport, staying clear of the traffic circuit. The electrical problem was traced to a sheared starter/generator drive shaft.