ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56929
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 July 2000 |
| Time: | 13:55 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger III (UH-57B) |
| Owner/operator: | Armada de Chile |
| Registration: | N-37 |
| MSN: | 1700 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Taltal -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Following a flypast as part of a joint civil/military parade, the tail rotor of the helicopter apparently collided with a 50 metre tall radio mast. It subsequently went out of control and crashed in a busy main street. The helicopter was significant damaged. Two cars were also destroyed and two buildings damaged. Crew only minor injured.
The helicopter was repaired !
Sources:
1. http://www.scramble.nl [Scramble 256]
2. http://www.ascendworldwide.com/download/Cust/WAAS167_Complete.pdf
AFM September 2000, p78
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 26-Aug-2016 22:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Aug-2017 19:37 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2018 18:55 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
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