ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 146589
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Date: | 30-JUN-2012 |
| Time: | 12:07 PDT |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS350B Astar |
| Operator: | Chopper II LLC |
| Registration: | N729DP |
| C/n / msn: | 2338 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Verde River, 8.6 miles SSE of Camp Verde, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | KSDL |
| KSDL |
A private helicopter, a Aérospatiale AS 350B Astar, N729DP, that crashed into the Verde River southeast of Camp Verde, Arizona, has killed all four on board.
The helicopter struck a steel cable spanning the river approximately 40 to 50 feet above the water.
Sources:
http://www.faa.gov/data_research/accident_incident/preliminary_data/events01/media/01_729DP.txt
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/helicopter-crash-reported-remote-ariz-area-16691135
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2012/07/01/20120701helicopter-crashes-near-camp-verde.html
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/region_northern_az/other/faa-helicopter-wreckage-found-in-yavapai-county
http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20120701X53951&key=1
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/765698.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2012 09:15 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Jul-2012 13:31 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2012 22:36 | Geno | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2012 16:22 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Phase] |
| 10-Jul-2012 16:26 | Geno | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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