ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242847
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 August 2003 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-3 |
| Owner/operator: | Helicópteros del Sureste, |
| Registration: | D-HALT |
| MSN: | 51578 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Garganta de la Olla (Cáceres) -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter landed on the top of a hill in the Sierra de Tormantos. After loading 6 forest firefighters, the helicopter took off and when it had already exceeded one meter above the ground, the helicopter started a continuous right turn, descending the aircraft and after the third turn it hit the ground.
The pilot had a commercial helicopter pilot's license, with a Bell-206 type rating valid until 19-10-2003.
The meteorological information provided by the pilot, for an altitude of 5,000 ft, was a north wind and a temperature of 25 °C.
The weight of the aircraft at takeoff was 3,800 lb.
The pilot stated that upon takeoff from the ground, once the 6 firefighting crew members were on board, a sudden and unpredictable tailwind gust (contrary to the dominant wind direction, which was headwind) caused the aircraft to turn to the right in a continuous and undesired manner.
The aircraft began a descent while continuing to turn to the right for three turns, until it impacted the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
CIAIAC Ref. A-043/2003
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2020 08:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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