ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248210
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Date: | Wednesday 24 February 2021 |
Time: | |
Type: | Air Tractor AT-802A |
Owner/operator: | Martinez Ridao Chile |
Registration: | EC-MNF |
MSN: | 802A-0518 |
Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Campo Lindo, Nueva Imperial -
Chile
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Fire fighting |
Departure airport: | Angol |
Destination airport: | Angol |
Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The event occurred while the pilot in command was carrying out work to extinguish a forest fire in the sector, when he crashed into the ground and for reasons that remain unclear, impacting the aircraft against the orography of the sector, resulting in the uninjured pilot and severe damage to the aircraft.
From videos and testimonials, the aircraft hit a metal wire used to transport wood
Sources:
Official report:
www.dgac.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Informe-preliminar-12-meses-1941-II-actualizado.pdf https://www.adnradio.cl/regional/2021/02/24/la-araucania-avioneta-que-combatia-incendios-forestales-cayo-al-interior-de-un-fundo-en-nueva-imperial.html https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-de-la-araucania/2021/02/24/unidades-de-emergencia-acuden-a-accidente-aereo-en-nueva-imperial.shtml * Registration Unconfirmed
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1697712 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Feb-2021 20:05 |
gerard57 |
Added |
24-Feb-2021 20:17 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
24-Feb-2021 21:12 |
Geno |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source] |
25-Feb-2021 07:14 |
harro |
Updated [Registration] |
25-Feb-2021 07:18 |
harro |
Updated [Operator] |
25-Feb-2021 15:52 |
Anon. |
Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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