Accident Bell 212 XC-DDF,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 42652
 
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Date:Wednesday 25 February 1998
Time:10:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic B212 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 212
Owner/operator:Secretaría de Seguridad Pública (SSP)
Registration: XC-DDF
MSN: 30907
Year of manufacture:1979
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Mexico City, DF -   Mexico
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
During fast rope training, main rotor became entangled in ropes that had snagged on the ground, been pulled taught and then snapped.

Sources:

NTSB: http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001211X09534&key=1
WAAS
El Informador 26 February 1998, p3A

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Oct-2008 10:30 ASN archive Added
18-Feb-2012 03:50 harro Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative]
15-Aug-2015 14:59 Aerossurance Updated [Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
16-Jun-2018 11:09 TB Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source]

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