ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169131
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| Date: | Sunday 24 August 2014 |
| Time: | 09:01 |
| Type: |  MBB Bo 105CBS-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Guardia Civil |
| Registration: | HU.15-90 |
| MSN: | S-788 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1988 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Maranã, León -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LELN |
| LELN | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The police helicopter was engaged in a rescue operation of a mountain climber. The helicopter's blades struck the side of a mountain close to the Picos de Europa range in the northwestern province of Leon. The aircraft then slid down the mountainside. The three crew members aboard died in the crash.
Sources:
https://www.skynews.com.au/news/world/europe/2014/08/24/three-dead-in-spain-police-helicopter-crash.html
https://www.pri.org/dispatch/news/afp/140824/three-dead-spanish-police-rescue-helicopter-crash_
http://www.theseasidegazette.com/2014/08/27271/guardia-civil-helicopter-crash/
http://www.desnivel.com/alpinismo/tres-miembros-de-los-greim-fallecen-al-estrellarse-el-helicoptero-en-un-rescate-en-leon
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Aug-2014 12:30 | gerard57 | Added |
| 24-Aug-2014 17:35 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2014 18:42 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2014 23:14 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Aug-2014 08:58 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
| 25-Aug-2014 18:44 | hecky | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 25-Aug-2014 19:35 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total occupants] |
| 29-Aug-2014 08:14 | Ramon | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Photo, ] |
| 29-Aug-2014 20:00 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
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