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| Date: | Monday 23 March 2015 |
| Time: | 18:33 LT |
| Type: |  Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil |
| Owner/operator: | Ecocopter |
| Registration: | CC-AFR |
| MSN: | 7277 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Clara area of the city of Yungay, in Bío Bío region -
 Chile
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Fire fighting |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | DGAC Chile |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Tail rotor hit terrain on approach to landing site to pick up fire fighters.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.bea.aero/fr/enquetes/2015/2015.semaine.14.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2015 07:03 | Aerossurance | Added |
| 05-Oct-2015 16:08 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 15-Sep-2019 07:55 | harro | Updated [Total occupants, Accident report, ] |
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