ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144458
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| Date: | Saturday 17 March 2012 |
| Time: | c. 8:30 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Airfast Indonesia |
| Registration: | PK-ODA |
| MSN: | 4063 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | ca 5 mi of Tembagapura, Mimika district -
 Indonesia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Tsinga |
| Wanagon | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSC |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
CFIT
The Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil went missing while on contract to U.S. mining giant Freeport-McMoRan. Reported missing at 1100LT. Rescuers found the crashed helicopter one day later in the morning about five miles near Tembagapura, Mimika district on a mountainside. All three occupants were killed.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.dephub.go.id/knkt/ntsc_aviation/baru/pre/Preliminary_Report_PK-ODA_Airfast.pdf
https://www.necn.com/03/17/12/Freeport-hired-helicopter-missing-in-Ind/landing_mobile.html?&apID=dd9752a6b38c4df9829966e67d66b0ca
http://news.msn.co.nz/nationalnews/8437007/nz-pilot-in-indonesian-helicopter-crash
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/nz-pilot-missing-in-indonesia-helicopter-crash-4781789
http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Asia/Story/A1Story20120318-334124.html
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/03/18/airfast-helicopter-missing-timika.html
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http://www.dephub.go.id/knkt/ntsc_aviation/baru/Final%20Report%20PK-ODA.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2012 06:26 | gerard57 | Added |
| 18-Mar-2012 00:40 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 18-Mar-2012 00:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 18-Mar-2012 00:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Aug-2012 13:36 | harro | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 31-Aug-2014 18:59 | Aerossurance | Updated [Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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