Accident Bell 205 EC-GOF,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239677
 
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Date:Friday 4 August 2000
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic UH1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 205
Owner/operator:Pegasus Aviacion opf FAASA (Fumigacion Aerea Andaluza)
Registration: EC-GOF
MSN: 5580
Year of manufacture:1967
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Cortijo El Rincón, Lúcar (Almería) -   Spain
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Fire fighting
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: CIAIAC
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
While manoeuvring to discharge a load of water it was suddenly caught by a strong tailwind and began to rotate to the right. The pilot elected to carry out an autorotation but the helicopter landed hard and rolled over onto its left side. The pilot was injured.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: CIAIAC
Report number: A-030/2000 bis
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://antonakis.co.uk/registers/spain/20090506.txt
https://www.mitma.gob.es/recursos_mfom/2000_030_a_bis_0.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Aug-2020 17:10 harro Added
11-Aug-2020 20:12 harro Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ]
16-Sep-2020 08:53 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]
16-Sep-2020 09:24 Aerossurance Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
16-Sep-2020 12:06 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type]

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