ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174506
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| Date: | Thursday 12 March 2015 |
| Time: | c. 08:45 |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama |
| Owner/operator: | Discovery Air |
| Registration: | CC-CLD |
| MSN: | 2553 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Termas del Flaco -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Crashed in mountainous area and burst into flames after an engine power loss while carrying an under slung load. Engine performance had been degraded by erosion in the dusty operating environment.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.24horas.cl/regiones/ohiggins/rescatan-cuerpo-de-piloto-argentino-tras-accidente-aereo-1607070
http://www2.latercera.com/noticia/piloto-argentino-fallecio-por-accidente-en-helicoptero-en-san-fernando/
https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/2015/03/12/helicoptero-capoto-mientras-realizaba-trabajos-forestales-en-sector-puente-negro-de-san-fernando.shtml_
https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/2015/03/13/gope-de-carabineros-rescata-cuerpo-de-piloto-argentino-tras-accidente-aereo-en-san-fernando.shtml
https://www.dgac.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/portalweb/rest-portalweb/jcr/repository/collaboration/sites%20content/live/dgac/categories/accidentes/investigacion/informes-tecnicos-2015/documents/1736.pdf
Media:
@AviationSafety SA 315B Lama Civil helicopter crashed in the mountains of Termas del Flaco, Chile. Pilot died. pic.twitter.com/nUX9fXWYaJ
— Felipe Salfate Vega™ (@fsalfatev) March 14, 2015
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Mar-2015 08:20 | harro | Added |
| 29-Aug-2017 17:30 | Aerossurance | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code] |
| 29-Aug-2017 17:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Sep-2019 07:50 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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