ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232104
Last updated: 18 February 2021
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| Date: | 13-JAN-2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 407 |
| Owner/operator: | Corporación Nacional Forestal de Chile (CONAF), lsd Ba |
| Registration: | CC-AEC |
| C/n / msn: | 53599 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lautaro, Araucanía Region -
 Chile
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
The helicopter sustained substantial damage after it hit the ground during a fire fighting mission. The sole pilot onboard is in good condition.
Sources:
https://www.24horas.cl/regiones/araucania/helicoptero-de-conaf-se-estrello-mientras-combatia-incendio-en-la-region-de-la-araucania-3853977
https://www.meganoticias.cl/nacional/288109-accidente-helicoptero-aterrizaje-emergencia-conaf-rayenco-lautaro-incendio.html?utm_source=notificacionesPush&utm_medium=breaking-news-aterrizaje-de
https://www.t13.cl/noticia/nacional/captan-momento-helicoptero-conaf-se-cae-predio
https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-de-la-araucania/2020/01/13/helicoptero-de-conaf-sufre-rotura-de-su-cola-durante-combate-de-incendio-forestal-en-la-araucania.shtml
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/28553/
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/11363_1524853871.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jan-2020 22:14 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 14-Jan-2020 01:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 14-Jan-2020 17:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 18-Feb-2021 20:38 | harro | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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