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| Date: | Wednesday 8 August 2012 |
| Time: | 11:20 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Pineda de León y Cía., Ltda. |
| Registration: | TG-RPL |
| MSN: | 2561 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Escuintla -
 Guatemala
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | MGGT |
| Helipuerto PREMIER | |
| Investigating agency: | SVIA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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:
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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/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 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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