ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 134673
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| Date: | Friday 25 May 2001 |
| Time: | 21:25 UTC |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II |
| Owner/operator: | Aeromasters S.A. |
| Registration: | HC-BQP |
| MSN: | 45588 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cercanías del pozo AMO B, coordenadas 00°57′23” S, 076°13̸ -
 Ecuador
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Coca |
| OBE (01° 10´08” S, 075° 53´26” W) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On May 25, 2001, at 2215 UTC, a Bell 206L-1 single-engine helicopter, Ecuadorian Registration HC-BQP, was destroyed during a forced landing following a reported loss of engine power while in cruise flight near Rocafuerte, in the Republic of Ecuador. The commercial pilot and the loadmaster sustained serious injuries. The helicopter was owned and operated by Aeromasters S.A., of Quito, Ecuador, as an on-demand air taxi commercial flight. The flight, which originated from Coca, Ecuador, approximately 30 minutes prior to the accident, was destined to an oil exploration camp known as Nuevo Rocafuerte.
The operator reported to the local authorities that the helicopter was transporting two 55-gallon drums of diesel fuel on a 175-foot long sling at an altitude of 1,500 feet above the jungles of the Amazon Basin. The pilot reported that the nose of the helicopter oscillated and he observed fluctuating engine instruments.
PROBABLE CAUSE
After analyzing all the possibilities, it was concluded that the origin of the oscillations that caused the loss of control and crash of the helicopter was probably the flight with a speed higher than the maximum established for this operation (Vne) of 87 knots, which took the cargo out of its stationary position, giving rise to its oscillation, with the consequent imbalance in the helicopter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB id 20010530X01026
http://web.archive.org/web/20151001202402/http://www.aviacioncivil.gob.ec/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2013/10/bell_206.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-May-2020 07:14 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-May-2020 07:15 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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