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| Date: | Wednesday 15 June 2011 |
| Time: | 09:40 |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Heliand (CAT Helicopters) |
| Registration: | EC-LHP |
| MSN: | 4916 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pleta de Juclar, Canillo -
 Andorra
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | staging area in the vicinity of Pont d’Incles |
| Juclar shelter | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Crashed; one occupant suffered serious burns remain in hospital of Barcelona. According to sources from Andorra, helicopter was flying to bring food and material for new season to Juclar refuge in mountaneous region of NE Andorra. Probably the material transported on the rope under the chopper caches the trees resulting in immediate crash and explosion.
3.2. Causes
The accident took place as the result of making a flight to ferry operators with the load sling left attached to the helicopter unbeknownst to the crew. This is why the flight was made at such a low altitude and high speed in comparison to those specified for operating with a sling. Under these conditions, when the helicopter flew over the crags, the sling fouled the branches of a pine tree, causing the helicopter to become unstable before crashing to the ground.
Contributing to the accident is the fact that the pilot and mechanic delegated the task of unhooking the load to an individual who, though used to doing it, was not specifically trained to do so, and then not checking that it had been properly done.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
El Periodic d'Andorra
http://agencias.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=850275
http://helihub.com/2011/06/15/15-jun-11-pleta-de-juclar-andorra-4f/
https://www.fomento.gob.es/NR/rdonlyres/C40E5728-BF2A-45DA-9CA7-9AEEFFA16C67/121623/2011_Ext_Andorra_ENG.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2011 04:59 | gferran | Added |
| 15-Jun-2011 07:53 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jun-2011 10:30 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Phase, Source, ] |
| 15-Jun-2011 10:34 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 15-Jun-2011 11:57 | Anon. | Updated [Source, ] |
| 15-Jun-2011 11:57 | harro | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
| 15-Jun-2011 22:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Nature, Source, ] |
| 15-Jun-2011 22:45 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, ] |
| 22-Jun-2011 06:07 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jun-2020 17:08 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Registration, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jun-2020 17:09 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Accident report, ] |
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