Accident Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil TG-ERC,
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Date:Thursday 17 March 2022
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:Compania Proveedora de Servicios
Registration: TG-ERC
MSN: 3791
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Guatemala City -   Guatemala
Phase: Landing
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Pastoría farm
Destination airport:Guatemala City-Reforma Building Helipad
Investigating agency: UIA Guatemala
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The AS 350B3 helicopter with registration TG-ERC took off from the Pastoría farm bound for the heliport located on the Reforma Building.
When approaching the heliport the helicopter suddenly dipped and landed harder than normal. The passenger disembarked and the helicopter resumed the flight towards the Airbus ramp (Franconaves) located at the La Aurora International Airport where upon landing he made a post-flight inspection and observed wrinkles at the base of the tail boom.

Sources:

https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/accident-to-the-airbus-as350-registered-tg-erc-on-17-03-2022-at-guatemala-city/
https://www.dgac.gob.gt/sistema/uploads/2022/03/29/21_1506252745.pdf

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Mar-2022 08:27 harro Added
02-Apr-2022 12:29 harro Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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