Incident Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil GN-928,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137895
 
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Date:Saturday 6 August 2011
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (GNA)
Registration: GN-928
MSN: 4686
Year of manufacture:2009
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:between Campo Gallo and Los Pirpintos -   Argentina
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Collision with Cessna 210L ZP-TIH during anti drug operation. Both aircraft made emergency landings. No victims among Gendarmes in the helicopter, who came down aprox. 500 m from de Cessna with it´s tail rotor broken. The Cessna came down in a field with 100 kg Mariguana on board. The pilot escaped running into the forest.

Sources:

http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/policiales/narcoavion-paraguayo-choca-en-el-aire-con-helicoptero-argentino-293294.html
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=137889

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Aug-2011 14:19 Black Typhoon Added
08-Oct-2012 04:46 TB Updated [Operator, Phase, Nature, Narrative]
30-Dec-2015 13:47 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative]

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