Accident Bell 407 EC-KTA,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 121185
 
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Date:Saturday 19 March 2011
Time:13:35 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B407 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 407
Owner/operator:INAER
Registration: EC-KTA
MSN: 53831
Year of manufacture:2008
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Camarena, near Teruel -   Spain
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Fire fighting
Departure airport:Alcorisa
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Six firemen were killed in eastern Spain on Saturday when their helicopter crashed as they were traveling to extinguish a blaze. The accident occurred in the small town of Camarena near Teruel in the Aragon region.
The CIAIAC investigation was examining the hydraulic system. TC issued an AD and changes in maintenance schedule for a a servo were introduced subsequently.


Sources:

http://www.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/19BA01E1-70A0-4FAA-816A-1AD8F7E64BE4/112544/2011_008_A_PROVISIONAL1_ENG.pdf

https://www.emirates247.com/news/world/4-firemen-killed-in-helicopter-crash-in-spain-2011-03-19-1.370153
http://orf.at/stories/2048524/
https://wtop.com/?nid=220&sid=2312989
http://aviaciondigital.com/noticia.asp?NotId=15853&NotDesignId=4
http://img.rtve.es/imagenes/accidente-helicoptero-provincia-teruel/1300562590662.jpg

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Mar-2011 11:47 Alpine Flight Added
19-Mar-2011 11:49 Alpine Flight Updated [Location, Phase, Source]
19-Mar-2011 12:23 gerard57 Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative]
19-Mar-2011 14:42 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source]
20-Mar-2011 05:11 Anon. Updated [Registration, Cn, Source]
31-Jul-2012 11:30 harro Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Aug-2015 12:39 Aerossurance Updated [Narrative]

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