Accident Eurocopter EC-120 B-7155,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236641
 
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Date:Friday 14 June 2019
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic EC20 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter EC-120
Owner/operator:Qingdao Haohai General Aviation
Registration: B-7155
MSN: 1676
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Shan County, Heze, Shandong Province -   China
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Agricultural
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: CAAC
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
When performing a low altitude turn during an aerial application flight, the helicopter fell into a shallow lake, most likely due to a combination of these factors: (1) air current; (2) low engine power; (3) the ground effect over water surface was less significant than that over land.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: CAAC
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

CAAC (Shandong)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Jun-2020 17:26 harro Added
11-Jun-2023 06:07 RDV Updated

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