ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 73392
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| Date: | Sunday 7 March 2010 |
| Time: | 16:18 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Portuaria Quetzal Power |
| Registration: | TG-HPS |
| MSN: | 4854 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Puerta de Hierro, Iztapa -
 Guatemala
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | San Marino, Iztapa, Department of Escuintla |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
A civilian helicopter crashed on a house located in the municipality of Puerta de Hierro, Iztapa.
The pilot, Hendrik Preuss, manager of the company Portuaria Quetzal Power, died instantly.
According to a rough translation (from Spanish into English) of the official General de Aeronáutica Civil de Guatemala accident report:
"Approximately at 16:18 local time, the helicopter took off from the yard of a residence located in San Marino, Iztapa, Department of Escuintla, course heading north, rose into the air at 800 meters from the takeoff place, depending on versions supplied by eye witness, and made a shift from 180 degrees and precipitated on the Lot 127 home between alleys called Fisheries and Mario, in the farmhouse door Iron Iztapa, Escuintla. The construction of the house is block with concrete beams, which collapsed on impact.
The pilot was killed and the helicopter caught fire after impact. The fire consumed 70% of the airframe. The house was empty at the time of impact, but seven persons were hurt by flying wreckage
PROBABLE CAUSES:
- The flight was conducted at low altitude.
- Loss of control impact on housing at low altitude.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
- It is recommended to emphasize the limitations of altitude flight for all aircraft, in this case the minimum altitude security over populated areas, should be exceeding 1,000 feet or 300 meters above the highest obstacle within a radius horizontally 2,000 feet or 600 meters.
- Avoid any maneuver of bank or change of address, ascent or descent endangering control aircraft by the pilot and its occupants at low altitude.
- Maintain clear and complete situational awareness aircraft in order to avoid from the beginning of the flight both physical and emotional factors that affect the performance and development in the cockpit.
Sources:
1. https://elperiodico.com.gt/es/20100307/portada/141108/
2. https://www.sigloxxi.com/nacional.php?id=4194
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20100311170126/http://www.prensalibre.com:80/noticias/Helicopteros-desploman_0_221377901.html
4. http://www.lahora.com.gt/notas.php?key=63636&fch=2010-03-08
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aviation_accidents_and_incidents_in_Guatemala
6. http://www.airbushelicopters.com/site/docs_wsw/RUB_36/Potential_28_01_2014.pdf
7. http://dgac.gob.gt/boletines_accidentes_2010/3.TG-HPS(07.03.2010)AUTORIZADO.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2010 05:50 | Black Typhoon | Added |
| 09-Mar-2010 08:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2010 09:58 | Black Typhoon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator] |
| 29-Jul-2014 01:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jul-2014 01:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Sep-2018 12:07 | TB | Updated [Location] |
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