ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 32280
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| Date: | Sunday 19 March 1995 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 365N2 Dauphin 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Protexa |
| Registration: | XA-RJH |
| MSN: | 6449 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 mi off Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche -
 Mexico
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Offshore |
| Departure airport: | Ciudad del Carmen |
| Offshore Installation | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shortly after take-off from Ciudad del Carmen, contact with the helicopter was lost, and it was later found to have crashed into the sea about 5 nautical miles from the airfield. There was no distress call. The accident happened in darkness (20:00 Local time) but in 'clear' weather - cloud 1,000 feet, scattered, visibility 6 nautical miles and wind 320 degrees at 8 knots. Both crew on board were killed.
The helicopter was positioning to an offshore oil rig to collect an injured worker. The accident was attributed to the pilot's spatial disorientation after losing sight of the horizon.
Sources:
1. Flight International 16-22 October 1996
2. WAAS
3. https://www.helis.com/database/cn/31760/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Dec-2012 09:47 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Other fatalities, Country, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2013 10:35 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2016 22:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Aug-2017 12:49 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2019 17:16 | TB | Updated [Location, Source] |
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