ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20908
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| Date: | Thursday 6 October 2005 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B2 |
| Owner/operator: | Heliswiss Ibérica S.A. |
| Registration: | EC-ILD |
| MSN: | 2598 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barranco de Rio Seta, Collado la Segueta-Rioseta in Canfranc (Huesca) -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Coll de Ladrones, Aragon, Spain |
| Coll de Ladrones, Aragon, Spain | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter was returning after dropping off a load on a mountain (Pico de Aguila, at 2,096 metres elevation). The sling was still attached, without a load. The sling damaged controls causing the helicopter to become uncontrollable. It struck terrain, and was written off (damaged beyond repair). The pilot (sole person on board) survived, but was seriously injured.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. CIAIAC Boletín informativo 01/2008
2. http://www.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/842E7E98-E0E8-4F96-B030-5D95B11EC6C7/36144/2005_060_A_ENG.pdf
3. https://flickr.com/photos/jordi757/2947167710/
4. http://www.swissheli.com/history/hb-xuu.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 March 1993 | HB-XUU | Tui Air AG | 0 | Ins, BE |  |
sub |
Media:
AS 350B2 EC-ILD, Off-Airport at Pas de la Casa, Andorra, September 30, 2003
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2008 12:03 | harro | Added |
| 14-Jul-2014 22:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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