ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275373
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| Date: | Thursday 10 February 2022 |
| Time: | 17:16 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Elitellina opf Corporación Nacional Foresta (CONAF) |
| Registration: | I-TALT |
| MSN: | 4428 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Duqueco River, near Los Ángeles, Biobío -
 Chile
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
While the Eurocopter AS 350B3 helicopter, registration I-TALT, was loading water on the Duqueco River, near Los Ángeles, it was hit by the bambi bucket of the Bell 412 helicopter, registration EC-MEI.
As a result, the pilot in command of the I-TALT helicopter was slightly injured and the helicopter went into the river and was damaged.
EC-MEI landed at the Duqueco base with damage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/nacional/region-del-bio-bio/2022/02/10/helicoptero-cae-al-rio-mientras-sacaba-agua-para-combatir-un-incendio-forestal-en-los-angeles.shtml
Media:
Helicóptero de la Conaf cayó al río Duqueco mientras combatía incendio forestal en Los Ángeles https://t.co/Q4Wg95VPFn pic.twitter.com/evqGvvXPmK
— Radio ADN (@adnradiochile) February 11, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2022 09:14 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Feb-2022 12:54 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Embed code] |
| 11-Feb-2022 12:54 | harro | Updated [Operator, Embed code] |
| 11-Feb-2022 18:06 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2022 07:33 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 13-Feb-2022 07:44 | harro | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 18-Feb-2022 09:22 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2023 11:16 | harro | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Accident report] |
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