ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188713
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| Date: | Saturday 16 July 2016 |
| Time: | 13:32 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R22 Beta II |
| Owner/operator: | World Aviation |
| Registration: | EC-IGG |
| MSN: | 3288 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2002 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valmayor Reservoir near Valdemorillo, Madrid -
 Spain
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport (LECU) |
| Madrid-Cuatro Vientos Airport (LECU) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A Robinson R-22 Beta helicopter, registration EC-IGG, was substantially damaged when it impacted the Valmayor Reservoir near Valdemorillo, Madrid, Spain. Witnesses reported that the helicopter was entangled with a power line. The pilot and one passenger on-board were fatally injured. The local flight departed from the Cuatro Vientos Airport (LECU), Madrid, Spain.
Probable cause: Failure to see (in time) the power lines ahead as the helicopter was flying at low altitude.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/03072272-39E0-4B27-B397-0ADFCADC258E/146351/2016_025_A.pdf
2. http://www.elmundo.es/madrid/2016/07/16/578a27b0468aeb96288b464a.html
3. http://spanishnewstoday.com/two-die-as-helicopter-crashes-into-the-valmayor-reservoir-in-madrid_77613-a.html
NTSB
5. https://www.jetphotos.com/showphotos.php?regsearch=EC-IGG
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2016 07:58 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Jul-2016 07:59 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source] |
| 18-Jul-2016 16:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2016 11:01 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 19-Oct-2016 17:28 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:58 | harro | Updated [Time, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Aug-2018 23:11 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Sep-2020 19:21 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
| 05-Sep-2020 19:21 | harro | Updated [Operator, Accident report, ] |
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