ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70480
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| Date: | Friday 11 December 2009 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Bell 206B JetRanger III |
| Owner/operator: | Platinum Helicopteros |
| Registration: | CC-CIJ |
| MSN: | 2534 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1978 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Río Blanco , comuna de Los Andes , Región de Valparaiso -
 Chile
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Aircraft lost control, possibly due to tail rotor malfunction or loss of T/R effectiveness, and crashed into the Anconcagua River.
ACCIDENT CAUSE
The most likely cause of the accident was the loss of directional control of the aircraft due to the loss of tail rotor functionality when it collided with the steel cable (sling) , which was hanging from the helicopter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.radiobiobio.cl/2009/12/11/helicoptero-cae-en-los-andes-dejando-al-piloto-con-lesiones/
http://www.13.cl/noticias/regiones/10645.htm (Photo of helicopter in river) .
https://www.dgac.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/portalweb/rest-portalweb/jcr/repository/collaboration/sites%20content/live/dgac/categories/accidentes/investigacion/informestecnicos2009/documents/1540-20150504.pdf
http://www.rotorspot.nl/product/b206.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Dec-2009 04:14 | Anon. | Added |
| 10-Feb-2018 18:09 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Feb-2018 18:10 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 10-Feb-2018 18:13 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source] |
| 10-May-2020 07:36 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-May-2020 07:38 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Nature, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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