Accident Eurocopter EC 135T1 B-7009,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153760
 
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Date:Thursday 16 September 2004
Time:c. 15:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic EC35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter EC 135T1
Owner/operator:Chunlan Group, op. for Ningbo TV
Registration: B-7009
MSN: 0213
Year of manufacture:2001
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Yuyao County-Level City, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province -   China
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Survey
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed into a forest of bamboos during aerial filming flight. A witness said that the helicopter suddenly dropped toward the ground near a gorge. Three survivors, including one pilot and two passengers, escaped from the fuselage before it was engulfed in flames.

Sources:

https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?31829-Chinese-EC135-(B7009)-down-today
https://www.chinanews.com/news/2004/2004-09-16/26/484896.shtml
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-09-17/07363690346s.shtml
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-09-17/09573692243s.shtml
http://redchinacn.org/portal.php?mod=view&aid=40413&page=3

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Mar-2013 03:44 TB Added
06-Mar-2013 03:21 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative]
07-May-2016 10:09 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
16-Jun-2023 05:01 R.D.Viviana Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]]

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