Accident Bell 407 EC-IMZ, Tuesday 7 June 2011
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Date:Tuesday 7 June 2011
Time:9:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic B407 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bell 407
Owner/operator:INAER
Registration: EC-IMZ
MSN: 53547
Year of manufacture:2003
Engine model:Rolls-Royce 250-C47B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Valle de Mena near Burgos, mountain of Puerto Angulo -   Spain
Phase: En route
Nature:Calibration/Inspection
Departure airport:Gordejuela Vizcaya
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: CIAIAC
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The Bell 407 entered an area of reduced visibility, causing pilot disorientation. The helicopter struck some rocks on a mountainside and crashed.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: CIAIAC
Report number: A-016/2011
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/2F896AED-3EAE-4DA8-9D0A-BA9563216234/116418/2011_016_A.pdf

https://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/19693/two-dead-in-burgos-helicopter-crash
http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=es&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elcorreo.com%2Fvizcaya%2F20110607%2Fmas-actualidad%2Fsociedad%2Fmenos-muerto-accidente-helicoptero-201106071145.html
http://www.hoy.es/videos/mas-noticias/nacional/980781271001-personas-mueren-estrellarse-helicoptero-viajaban.html
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adn.es%2Flavida%2F20110607%2FNWS-1415-Empresa-visibilidad-helicoptero-propietaria-accidente.html

http://www.aviacioncomercial.net/rnac/f1947/ECIMZ01.jpg (photo)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jun-2011 07:02 gerard57 Added
07-Jun-2011 07:06 gerard57 Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, ]
07-Jun-2011 08:00 RobertMB Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Source, ]
07-Jun-2011 15:57 RobertMB Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ]
20-Mar-2013 07:39 harro Updated [Source, Narrative, ]

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