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Date: | Saturday 17 March 2012 |
Time: | c. 8:30 LT |
Type: | Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
Owner/operator: | Airfast Indonesia |
Registration: | PK-ODA |
MSN: | 4063 |
Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | ca 5 mi of Tembagapura, Mimika district -
Indonesia
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
Departure airport: | Tsinga |
Destination airport: | Wanagon |
Investigating agency: | NTSC |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:CFIT
The Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil went missing while on contract to U.S. mining giant Freeport-McMoRan. Reported missing at 1100LT. Rescuers found the crashed helicopter one day later in the morning about five miles near Tembagapura, Mimika district on a mountainside. All three occupants were killed.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSC |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
http://www.dephub.go.id/knkt/ntsc_aviation/baru/pre/Preliminary_Report_PK-ODA_Airfast.pdf https://www.necn.com/03/17/12/Freeport-hired-helicopter-missing-in-Ind/landing_mobile.html?&apID=dd9752a6b38c4df9829966e67d66b0ca
http://news.msn.co.nz/nationalnews/8437007/nz-pilot-in-indonesian-helicopter-crash
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/nz-pilot-missing-in-indonesia-helicopter-crash-4781789
http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20120318-334124.html
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/03/18/airfast-helicopter-missing-timika.html
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http://www.dephub.go.id/knkt/ntsc_aviation/baru/Final%20Report%20PK-ODA.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
17-Mar-2012 06:26 |
gerard57 |
Added |
18-Mar-2012 00:40 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
18-Mar-2012 00:51 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
18-Mar-2012 00:56 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Source] |
09-Aug-2012 13:36 |
harro |
Updated [Cn, Source] |
31-Aug-2014 18:59 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |