ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267644
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| Date: | Monday 13 September 2021 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 332L2 Super Puma |
| Owner/operator: | Babcock MCS Galicia opf INFOCA |
| Registration: | EC-NBT |
| MSN: | 2614 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sierra Bermeja, Malaga -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Eurocopter AS 332L2 Super Puma had an accident while landing at a point in Sierra Bermeja (Málaga) as it was about to drop off a group of forest firefighters. On board were 19 members belonging to two forest brigades, in addition to the two crew members.
The aircraft was engaged in firefighting operations for a fire located in Sierra Bermeja when it was requested to transport 19 members from two forest brigades to a point in the mountains where they could attack the fire.
During the landing, the main rotor blades collided with a tree in the area.
The occupants were uninjured, but the aircraft suffered breaks and damages to the main rotor blades.
Subsequently, the fire from the forest fire engulfed the aircraft, completely destroying it.
The investigation concluded that the cause of the accident was the continuation of the landing maneuver with a lack of lateral visual references.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.elmira.es/articulo/malaga/helicoptero-sufre-accidente-incendio-sierra-bermeja/20210913162912292670.html
https://www.theseasidegazette.com/2021/09/81640/infoca-helicopter-down/
https://www.mitma.gob.es/organos-colegiados/ciaiac/investigacion/2021
https://osbodigital.es/2021/09/14/el-helicoptero-accidentado-en-sierra-bermeja-se-quema-en-el-incendio/
https://381312.smushcdn.com/1153801/wp-content/uploads/superpuma-quemado-jubrique-osbo.jpg?lossy=1&strip=1&webp=0
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/19505_1614352763.jpg (photo)
Images:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Sep-2021 15:10 | gerard57 | Added |
| 13-Sep-2021 15:57 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 13-Sep-2021 16:01 | harro | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2021 06:54 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 14-Sep-2021 08:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Sep-2021 11:36 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 15-Sep-2021 08:53 | Anon. | Updated [Photo] |
| 16-Sep-2021 08:22 | Argo | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Feb-2022 15:00 | rotorspot | Updated [Country, Damage] |
| 09-Feb-2022 15:00 | harro | Updated [Country] |
| 23-Jun-2023 19:48 | harro | Updated [[Country]] |
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