ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44091
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| Date: | Saturday 8 July 2006 |
| Time: | 09:08 LT |
| Type: |  Sikorsky S-61N |
| Owner/operator: | Helicsa |
| Registration: | EC-FJJ |
| MSN: | 61299 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 4 km off Anaga, Tenerife -
 Spain
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Santa Cruz La P (GCLA) |
| Las Palmas Gran (GCLP) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On July 8, 2006, at approximately 0800 UTC, a Sikorsky S-61N SASEMAR SAR helicopter, registration EC-FJJ, operated by Helicsa, crashed into the sea in the vicinity of Tenerife, Canary Islands. The helicopter was on a VFR positioning flight from Santa Cruz de la Palma, to Gran Canaria. The 3 crew and 4 passengers were fatally injured. The cockpit voice recorder has been recovered, but the majority of the wreckage was under water at approximately the 2300 foot level.
A main rotor blade spar had failed due to fatigue. The aircraft had flown with a BIM (Blade Integrity Monitoring) warnings for 10 days and approximately 38 flight hours.
Eleven safety recommendations made.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20060725X01000&key=1
http://www.fomento.es/NR/rdonlyres/1C080DBF-A69C-4A54-8B38-EBE7026CB9F2/98706/2006_037_A.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Dec-2009 00:01 | TB | Updated |
| 29-Dec-2009 10:41 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Nature] |
| 17-Mar-2011 03:40 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2013 17:19 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Mar-2013 17:20 | TB | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 15-Aug-2016 21:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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