ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 189868
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 September 2016 |
| Time: | 17:25 LT |
| Type: |  Airbus Helicopters H125 (AS 350B3e) |
| Owner/operator: | Secretaría de Seguridad Pública de Michoacán |
| Registration: | XC-LOV |
| MSN: | 8251 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2016 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Huacana, Michoacán -
 Mexico
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | DGCA Mexico |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter crashed while backing an operation to arrest leaders of criminal groups.
Cause: Aircraft hitting ground due to loss of control during a sudden deviation/avoidance-type maneuver.
a) Lack of crew courses on familiarization and emergencies
b) Excessive weight for the deviation/avoidance-type maneuver
c) Low height above the ground to perform the deviation/avoidance-type maneuver.
d) High voltage electrical power cables in the trajectory of the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2016/09/07/4-killed-in-police-helicopter-crash-in-Mexico/8931473237973/?spt=sec&or=tn
http://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/2016/09/07/1115381
https://www.bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/event/accident-de-lhelicoptere-as350-immatricule-xc-lov-survenu-le-06092016-a-la-huacana-enquete-menee/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2016 11:48 | gerard57 | Added |
| 07-Sep-2016 11:52 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Sep-2016 13:41 | CTYONE | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 07-Sep-2016 23:17 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Nature] |
| 06-May-2018 18:57 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 15-Jan-2020 10:09 | harro | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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