ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170097
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 September 2014 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Aerocopter |
| Registration: | YV2537 |
| MSN: | 1481 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 18 NM from Tumeremo -
 Venezuela
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ambulance |
| Departure airport: | Javiguao Mine |
| Tumeremo | |
| Investigating agency: | JIAAC Venezuela |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
YV2537 took off from its base located at the entrance to Tumeremo, Sector La Frontera, Tumeremo, Edo. Bolivar; bound for the Javiguao Mine to provide transportation to a miner suffering from malaria. At 17:30 HLV the pilot took off from the Javiguao Mine with a passenger on board, and during the route phase, at cruise level, the aircraft pilot reported loss of engine rpm and notified by radio on area frequency 127.9, that he would try to find a clear space to be able to land in an emergency. Subsequently, the pilot of the aircraft did not communicate again to broadcast any further information. At 18:30 HLV the aircraft was reported to DETRESFA and a search and rescue operation was initiated that lasted thirteen (13) days. The aircraft was found on October 5, 2014 at the following coordinates 07°30'04.8 "N/061°20'15.4 "W. Its occupants were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.
Causes:
The Directorate General for the Prevention and Investigation of Air Accidents determines that the cause of the occurrence of this accident was the ingestion of the aircraft engine from a solid object that caused damage to the compressor and turbine wheels. The contributing factor was the presence of high altitude trees in the jungle area where the accident occurred making it difficult to execute the autorotation as an emergency procedure to land the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.correodelcaroni.com/index.php/sucesos/item/20274-cae-helicoptero-cerca-de-tumeremo
http://rescate.com/YV2537.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2014 06:18 | harro | Added |
| 26-Sep-2014 07:21 | helis | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 05-Oct-2014 17:51 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2020 17:20 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 12-Apr-2020 17:21 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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