ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245745
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| Date: | 13-DEC-2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-3B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Helicópteros Veraguas |
| Registration: | HP-1735IM |
| MSN: | 3843 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Changuinola -
 Panama
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | OFINVAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was performing spraying work, at the end of its fifth flight of the day, returning to load agrochemicals, the aircraft is positioned at a point closer to the truck than usual, approximately 4 feet above the ground hits the tail rotor with the ground, which caused the pilot to lose control crashing into the cab of the truck. Due to the impact the aircraft caught fire.
As a result of the post-impact fire, the pilot suffered severe burn injuries. The aircraft was destroyed as it was consumed by the fire.
The cause of the helicopter accident was the uncontrolled impact against the front of the truck supplying agrochemicals, which then caught fire after impact.
Contributing factors
a. Human factor failure
- Failure to use an adequate area for the agrochemical supply, after being exhausted in the various scheduled flights.
- Using river stones to level the agrochemical and fuel refueling area.
- Parking the agrochemical supply truck in the agrochemical and fuel refueling area before the helicopter.
- The speed of approach to the agrochemical and fuel refueling position which did not allow it to have a controlled reaction after impacting the tail skid against the ground.
Sources:
https://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/provincias/un-helicoptero-fumigacion-cae-un-camion-en-changuinola-hay-un-herido-gravedad-1177776
Accident investigation:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2020 09:54 | gerard57 | Added |
| 16-Dec-2020 11:40 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 22-Feb-2021 18:28 | rudy | Updated [[Aircraft type]] |
| 31-Dec-2022 21:30 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 31-Dec-2022 21:32 | harro | Updated [[Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Phase, Narrative, Category, Accident report]] |
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