ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139300
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 October 2011 |
| Time: | c. 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 120B Colibri |
| Owner/operator: | Heli and Co |
| Registration: | OO-HCI |
| MSN: | 1581 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Soumagne, ca 10 km E of Liège -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Calibration/Inspection |
| Departure airport: | Spa-La Sauveniére Airport (EBSP) |
| Spa-La Sauveniére Airport (EBSP) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU Belgium |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An Eurocopter EC120B Colibri of Heli and Co crashed in garden of a house at avenue de la Résistance in Soumange, about 10km east of Liège (Luik). The helicopter was on a (gas) pipeline inspection flight for the company Fluxys.
Causes.
The accident was caused by a loss of control of the helicopter, caused by a spatial disorientation of the pilot further to an unintentional entry in IMC.
The contributing factors include: Meteorological conditions, Fatigue of the pilot, Low experience on the type of helicopter (main rotor rotating clockwise and a fenestron).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.lavenir.net/cnt/dmf20111018_012
http://www.sudinfo.be/gps?path=regions/liege/2011-10-18/910967.shtml
https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20111018_086
http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/957/Belgie/article/detail/1335580/2011/10/18/Twee-doden-bij-helikoptercrash-in-Soumagne.dhtml
https://www.helispot.be/hs/page/detail.asp?sub=logboek&oid=d3E3d7
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2011 08:08 | RobertMB | Added |
| 18-Oct-2011 08:59 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2011 09:01 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2011 12:44 | jamair | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Dec-2012 03:36 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Mar-2013 03:53 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Nov-2022 13:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 13-Jun-2023 17:26 | harro | Updated [[Location, Departure airport]] |
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