ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 166494
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| Date: | Saturday 24 May 2014 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Robinson R44 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Between Manilva and Casares, Sierra Utera ridge -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter crashed into a power line. As a result of the crash, the body of the pilot was thrown into the ravine.
Recue operations are being carried out to retrieve the body of the pilot.
The pilot did not survive the crash. The fuselage was destroyed in a post crash fire.
The helicopter may have been Swiss registered based on photos of the tail.
Oct 2015: the aircraft was used for drug transportation at low altitude.
Sources:
http://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2014/05/24/helicopter-crashes-in-casares-throwing-pilot-down-ravine/
https://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/24381/pilot-dead-in-malaga-helicopter-crash
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:https://www.euroweeklynews.com/news/costa-del-sol/item/120776-body-of-crashed-helicopter-pilot-found]
https://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/2015/10/16/espagne-trafiquants-hashich-helicoptere_n_8311046.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-May-2014 17:27 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-May-2014 10:23 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2014 16:57 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2015 10:56 | Aerossurance | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Oct-2015 08:11 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Sep-2020 16:57 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
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