ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147435
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Date: | Saturday 4 August 2012 |
Time: | 13:30 UTC |
Type: | Bell 407 |
Owner/operator: | Gobierno del Estado de Veracruz |
Registration: | XC-SSP |
MSN: | 53560 |
Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | near Tlaxco, Estado de Tlaxcala -
Mexico
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Executive |
Departure airport: | Lencero Airport (MMJA) Jalapa, Mexico. |
Destination airport: | Lencero Airport (MMJA) Jalapa, Mexico. |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:On August 4, 2012, at 1330 UTC, a Bell 407 helicopter, Mexico registration XC-SSP, owned and operated by Gobierno del Edo de Veracruz, sustained substantial damage when it lost engine power and impacted terrain near Tlaxco, Tlaxcala, Mexico. The pilot and 2 passengers on board were not injured. A third passenger received minor injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight, which was originating and en route to Lencero Airport (MMJA) Jalapa, Mexico.
When the helicopter lost engine power, the pilot initiated an autorotation to put it on the ground. The helicopter hit the ground hard and rolled over on its side. The helicopter was carrying the Secretary of Public Security of Veracruz, Arturo Bermudez Zurita, and the Undersecretary Jose Nava Holguin, when it made a forced landing. The Pilot was Alfonso Diaz Pineda.
Sources:
NTSB
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http://helihub.com/2012/08/04/04-aug-12-xc-ssp-bell-407-tlaxco-mexico/ Revision history:
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harro |
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06-Aug-2012 11:34 |
Anon. |
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06-Aug-2012 11:34 |
harro |
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28-Jul-2013 16:34 |
TB |
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28-Jul-2013 16:46 |
TB |
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28-Jul-2013 16:47 |
TB |
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12-Apr-2015 00:08 |
Dr. John Smith |
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12-Apr-2015 00:09 |
Dr. John Smith |
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14-Oct-2015 18:05 |
harro |
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14-Oct-2015 18:12 |
harro |
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10-Sep-2018 06:27 |
Andre DuPont MAS |
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