Accident Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil TG-RPL,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 147886
 
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Date:Wednesday 8 August 2012
Time:11:20 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic AS50 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil
Owner/operator:Pineda de León y Cía., Ltda.
Registration: TG-RPL
MSN: 2561
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Escuintla -   Guatemala
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:MGGT
Destination airport:Helipuerto PREMIER
Investigating agency: SVIA
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
Struck a tree and crashed.

CAUSE:
In the present case, the cause was flying with low visibility, low height and low speed in the area of the mishap which was on the CA-9 highway, Km. 44 municipality of Palín, department of Escuintla, Guatemala, so this accident is catalogued as operational.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: SVIA
Report number: 
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2012/2012.semaine.33.pdf
http://144.217.178.124/sistema/uploads/2017/06/07/21_1688445894.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Aug-2012 13:14 harro Added
26-Sep-2016 20:17 Aerossurance Updated [Aircraft type]
29-Oct-2019 14:33 Uli Elch Updated [Operator]
11-May-2020 07:45 KagurazakaHanayo Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
11-May-2020 07:46 harro Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ]

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