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| Date: | Saturday 6 November 2010 |
| Time: | 20:40 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Heli-Can |
| Registration: | CC-AAN |
| MSN: | 3323 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Taltal -
 Chile
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a seismic mission helicopter destroyed in night VMC on hillside.
MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF ACCIDENT
The pilot in command of the aircraft made a VFR flight in night conditions, which would have led to an inadvertent impact on the ground (CFIT).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.dgac.gob.cl/wp-content/uploads/portalweb/rest-portalweb/jcr/repository/collaboration/sites%20content/live/dgac/categories/accidentes/investigacion/informestecnicos2010/documents/1566-20150504.pdf
http://www.rotorspot.nl/product/as350-1.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Sep-2014 17:02 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 18-May-2020 16:00 | KagurazakaHanayo | Updated [Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-May-2020 16:02 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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