ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39397
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Date: | Tuesday 29 September 1998 |
Time: | 15:30 |
Type: | Robinson R22B |
Owner/operator: | Policía de la Provincia de Buenos Aires |
Registration: | LQ-BJP |
MSN: | 2285 |
Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Adrogue, Buenos Aires -
Argentina
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Aerial patrol |
Departure airport: | Don Orione Police Station, Claypole, Argentina |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:On September 29, 1998, about 15:30 EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), a Robinson R22B helicopter, Argentina registration LQ-BJP, (Police Serial B-285) operated by Policía de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, crashed into the ground after an in-flight separation of the tail section at Adrogue, near Buenos Aires, Argentina. Visual meteorological conditions were reported in the area and no flight plan was filed. The commercial-rated pilot, received fatal injuries. The flight departed from Claypole, Argentina, at an unknown time.
The flight was supporting a ground mission and was at an altitude of 300 to 450 feet above the ground when the tail section of the helicopter separated in flight. The helicopter then fell to the ground and was spread over an area of about 510 feet.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: MIA98WA259 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief2.aspx?ev_id=20001211X11143&ntsbno=MIA98WA259&akey=1 2.
http://www.jiaac.gob.ar/files/5437755.pdf 3.
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/2925/ 4.
http://www.rotorspot.nl/historic/lv.php Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Oct-2008 10:30 |
ASN archive |
Added |
23-Sep-2016 16:46 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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