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| Date: | Friday 30 September 2011 |
| Time: | 13:40 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 212 |
| Owner/operator: | INAER |
| Registration: | EC-GIC |
| MSN: | 30775 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Bienservida -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Two helicopters, Bell 212 EC-GIC and Bell 212 CC-CIS, collied when firefighting and crashed into an irrigation pond near Bienservieda when they tried to pick up water.
Danish pilot Leo Jensen of Bell 212 CC-CIS was rescued but passed away later. The other pilot, Manuel Fuertes, of Bell 212 EC-GIC survived unharmed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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http://www.latribunadeciudadreal.es/noticia.cfm/Local/20111001/piloto/ciudadreale%C3%B1o/sale/herido/siniestro/mortal/helicoptero/581FFCA5-FD5F-E567-7E1D34455D785601
https://www.dclm.es/noticia.php?noticia=103071_
https://abpic.co.uk/images/images/1266605F.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2011 07:36 | RobertMB | Added |
| 04-Jun-2014 13:21 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Sep-2020 16:49 | harro | Updated [Source, Accident report, ] |
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