Accident Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil CC-ARK,

ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193451

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Date:	Thursday 9 February 2017
Time:
Type:	Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:	Helicóptero Calquin
Registration:	CC-ARK
MSN:	3677
Year of manufacture:	2003
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	Los Toros, Maule - Chile
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	External load operation
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	DGAC Chile
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The helicopter, engaged in inspection work of power lines, crashed under unkown circumstances. The pilot was seriously injured.
Cause: Loss of directional control after the sling rope became entangled in the tail rotor.

Accident investigation:


Investigating agency:	DGAC Chile
Report number:
Status:	Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report:	Final report

Sources:

http://www.adnradio.cl/noticias/nacional/helicoptero-se-estrello-en-san-clemente-dejando-grave-a-su-piloto/20170209/nota/3379738.aspx

Location

Media:

Imágenes del accidente del Helicóptero Calquin en San Clemente VII Región, piloto se encuentra en hospital de Talca. @biobio @truenoinfo pic.twitter.com/9W9Hj0tZHM
— CNE-CONTROL R.M. (@fdo2000) 9 februari 2017

Revision history:

Date/time Contributor Updates

10-Feb-2017 07:44 gerard57 Added

10-Feb-2017 07:44 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Embed code]

10-Feb-2017 09:27 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative]

07-May-2018 19:39 harro Updated [Narrative]

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
10-Feb-2017 07:44	gerard57	Added
10-Feb-2017 07:44	harro	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Embed code]
10-Feb-2017 09:27	Aerossurance	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
07-May-2018 19:39	harro	Updated [Narrative]

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