Incident Helibras HB 350B Esquilo H-501,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 143839
 
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Date:Friday 17 February 2012
Time:15:30 UTC
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Helibras HB 350B Esquilo
Owner/operator:Armada Republica del Paraguay ARP
Registration: H-501
MSN: 1699/HB-1065
Year of manufacture:1985
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Solitario - Boqueron Paraguay -   Paraguay
Phase: Take off
Nature:Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi
Departure airport:Pedro P. Pena
Destination airport:SGAS
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
After a humanitarian service a Helibras HB 350B Esquilo helicopter with two crew and 3 passengers crashed moments after take off.

Sources:

http://www.abc.com.py/edicion-impresa/politica/cae-un--helicoptero-pero-no-hay-heridos-368041.html
http://www.noticiaspolicialespy.com/v1/index.php/policiales/54-policiales/4133-helicoptero-de-la-armada-paraguaya-se-cayo-y-los-ocupantes-salieron-ilesos-en-el-chaco.html

http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/8/4/9/1783948.jpg (photo)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Feb-2012 11:11 jfacetti Added
18-Feb-2012 11:13 harro Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
18-Feb-2012 12:15 jfacetti Updated [Registration]
20-Mar-2012 03:08 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
20-Mar-2012 12:41 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]

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