ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225132
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 May 2019 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter EC 135P2+ |
| Owner/operator: | National Helicopter Services Ltd |
| Registration: | 9Y-IHL |
| MSN: | 1127 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Windy Hill, Arouca -
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed after a loss of directional control while undertaking a search for escaped prisoners. The helicopter came into a hover, made a left turn through 180 degrees before beginning to rotate to the right.
Sources:
1. http://www.looptt.com/content/watch-helicopter-crashes-during-search-prison-escapees
2. https://www.trinidadexpress.com/news/local/helicopter-crash-lands-during-search-for-escapees/article_3ce26970-774a-11e9-aceb-a7f0f6e2dd4d.html
3. https://www.zona-militar.com/2019/05/21/accidente-de-helicoptero-expone-deficiencias-en-la-guardia-aerea-de-trinidad/
4. www.nhsl.tt
5. BFU19-0550-DX
Media:
A National Security Helicopter searching for the eight prison escapees has crashed at Windy Hill in Arouca.https://t.co/Zfx1Dqmr04 pic.twitter.com/7Obs6IKOVi
— 103FM Trinidad (@103FMTrinidad) May 15, 2019
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2019 23:14 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 15-May-2019 23:15 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 15-May-2019 23:18 | Aerossurance | Updated [Embed code] |
| 15-May-2019 23:21 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 16-May-2019 05:50 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 20-May-2019 10:31 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2021 14:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source] |
| 30-May-2022 05:53 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 15-Jul-2023 15:04 | Aerossurance | Updated [[Operator, Source]] |
| 06-Aug-2023 19:10 | harro | Updated [[[Operator, Source]]] |
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