ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343316
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 July 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell 206L-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Helicópteros de Guatemala |
| Registration: | TG-HEC |
| MSN: | 52259 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Caobanal Airport -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Guatemala City-La Aurora Airport (GUA/MGGT) |
| Caobanal Airport | |
| Investigating agency: | UIA Guatemala |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The helicopter with registration number TG-HEC, belonging to Helicópteros de Guatemala, took off from La Aurora International Airport, bound for Caobanal Airport, located in the municipality of Guanagazapa, department of Escuintla, with the intention of carrying out several retraining flights for the company's personnel, after several emergency simulation exercises in accordance with Chapter 5 of the Helicopter 206 L-4 Flight Manual, the helicopter landed, performing the flight manoeuvre known as Autorotation to Ground, at the moment of touching the runway, stopping and accelerating again, the pilot realised that there was damage to the helicopter, so they stopped the helicopter and descended to verify the damage, which was to the tail boom, stabilisers, axle and axle cover of the same boom.
Sources:
UIA Guatemala
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2023 12:20 | harro | Added |
| 07-Nov-2023 16:03 | Anon. | Updated |
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