ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70803
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 December 2009 |
| Time: | 11:55 |
| Type: |  Hughes 369D |
| Owner/operator: | Servicio Aéreo de Ibagué |
| Registration: | HK-4177 |
| MSN: | 470124D |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pitalito, Huila -
 Colombia
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Ibagué |
| Pitalito | |
| Investigating agency: | Aerocivil |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The helicopter, involved in the transportation of cash, crashed at Pitalito, Huila, Colombia.
Probable Cause
Encounter with turbulence during the flight, which affected the stability of the aircraft during the beginning of the descent of the approach, due to the crossing of downwind and turbulent currents, which affected the stability of the flight, causing the sinking and loss of control until the impact of the aircraft against the ground.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.eltiempo.com/colombia/otraszonas/un-helicoptero-cayo-en-barrio-de-pitalito_6856807-1]
http://www.aerocivil.gov.co/autoridad-de-la-aviacion-civil/investigacion/Histricos%20Accidentes/HK4177.pdf
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 December 2009 | HK-4177 | Huila | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2009 11:06 | chulian1819 | Added |
| 29-Dec-2009 11:08 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn] |
| 29-Dec-2009 11:45 | chulian1819 | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Jul-2020 09:20 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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