ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 169620
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Date: | Saturday 9 February 2008 |
Time: | 10:03 |
Type: | Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama |
Owner/operator: | Alfa Helicopteros |
Registration: | CC-CGR |
MSN: | 2389 |
Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Chollay, Valle del Huasco, Vallenar -
Chile
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Survey |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Doing survey work near Pascua Lama mine. Crashed in a deep ravine while operating at 4000m in gusty conditions.
MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF ACCIDENT
Loss of control of the aircraft by the pilot, due to the possible sudden action of a downdraft, resulting from a change in the direction and intensity of the wind, causing it to fall to the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
Report number: | |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
https://www.dgac.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/portalweb/rest-portalweb/jcr/repository/collaboration/sites%20content/live/dgac/documents/1474.pdf https://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/2008/02/09/291999/canadiense-muere-en-accidente-de-helicoptero-en-region-de-atacama.html http://www.rotorspot.nl/historic/cc.php Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Sep-2014 20:44 |
Aerossurance |
Added |
05-Jun-2016 18:02 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
10-May-2020 07:17 |
KagurazakaHanayo |
Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
10-May-2020 07:23 |
harro |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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